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tend1

 
 
pronunciation:
tend
part of speech: verb
inflections: tends, tending, tended
definition: When someone tends to be shy, it means that they are usually shy. When the weather tends to be hot and sunny, it means that the weather is usually hot and sunny.
Alex tends to speak very softly when he's nervous.These dogs tend to be very lively, and they need a lot of exercise.Traffic tends to be slow in the early evenings when many people are coming home from work.
similar words:
lean