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tending
UK
/ˈtɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɛndɪŋ/
Translations
The tending of the patient required constant attention.
Le soin du patient demandait une attention constante.
Additional translations
Definitions
The tending of the garden requires daily attention to ensure the plants thrive.
UK
/ˈtɛn.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɛn.dɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something currently engaged in the act of tending.
Translations
The tending nurse adjusted the patient's IV drip.
L'infirmière soignante a réglé la perfusion du patient.
Temperatures are expected to remain high, with readings tending upward in the afternoon.
Les températures devraient rester élevées, les relevés tendant à la hausse dans l'après-midi.
Definitions
The tending nurse adjusted the patient's IV drip.
Temperatures are expected to remain high, with readings tending upward in the afternoon.
tending
ing-form
tended
Past Simple
tended
Past Participle
tending
ing-form
UK
/tɛnd/
US
/tɛnd/
Translations
She tends to be very punctual, always arriving on time for meetings.
Elle a tendance à être très ponctuelle, arrivant toujours à l’heure aux réunions.
He tends the garden every weekend, ensuring all the plants are healthy.
Il entretient le jardin chaque week-end, en veillant à ce que toutes les plantes soient en bonne santé.
The conversation tended towards a more serious topic as the evening progressed.
La conversation tendait vers un sujet plus sérieux au fil de la soirée.
She tended bar on weekends while attending college.
Elle servait au bar le week-end tout en suivant ses études universitaires.
Definitions
She tends to be very punctual, always arriving on time for meetings.
He tends the garden every weekend, ensuring all the plants are healthy.
The conversation tended towards a more serious topic as the evening progressed.
She tended bar on weekends while attending college.