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tend

VI คอย รับใช้  guard attend koi-rab-chai

 

tend

VI โน้มเอียง  โน้มน้าว  conduce direct point lead nom-iang

 

tend

VT เลี้ยง (สัตว์  care liang

 

tend to

PHRV โน้มเอียง ต่อ  incline to lean to nom-iang-tor

 

tend towards

PHRV โน้มเอียง ต่อ  เอนเอียง ไป ยัง  lean towards nom-iang-tor

 

tendance

N การ ดูแลเอาใจใส่  การเฝ้าดู แล  kan-du-lea-aok-jai-sai

 

tendency

N จุดประสงค์ เฉพาะ  inclination trend jud-pra-song-cha-prow

 

tendency

N แนวโน้ม  การ โน้มเอียง  ความโน้มเอียง  inclination trend nom-nao

 

tender

ADJ(จิตใจ  เปราะบาง  มีความรู้สึก ไว  sensitive sore prow-bang

 

tender

ADJ ที่ แสดงถึง ความรักใคร่  ti-sa-dang-tung-kwan-rak-kai

 

tender

ADJ อ่อน (เช่น  สี อ่อน  on

 

tender

ADJ อ่อนนุ่ม  delicate soft tough on-nom

 

tender

ADJ อ่อนเยาว์  เยาว์ วัย  ซึ่ง ยัง เติบโต ไม่ เต็มที่  immature old on-yao

 

tender

ADJ อ่อนโยน  ใจดี  ขี้สงสาร  อ่อนไหว ง่าย  affectionate sympathetic cruel on-yon

 

tender

N การ ยื่น ประมูล  kan-yuan-pra-muan

 

tender

N รถบรรทุก น้ำมัน หรือ น้ำ  rod-ban-tuek-nam-man-rue-nam

 

tender

N สิ่ง ที่ เสนอ ให้  sing-ti-sa-nor-hai

 

tender

N เรือ เล็ก รับ ส่ง ระหว่าง ฝั่ง กับ เรือ ใหญ่  เรือ ลำเลียง  ruea-lek-rab-song-ra-wang-fang-kab-ruea

 

tender

VI ยื่น ประมูล  ประมูล  yuan-pra-muan

 

tender

VT ทำให้ อ่อน  ทำให้ เปื่อย  ทำให้ นุ่ม  tam-hai-on

 

tender

VT เสนอ ให้  ส่ง  มอบให้  offer present propose sa-nor-hai

 

tender for

PHRV เสนอ เพื่อ แลกเปลี่ยน กับ  sa-nor-puea-leak-pian-kab

 

tender offer

N ข้อเสนอ ประมูล  การ ยื่น ประมูล  การ ยื่น ซองประมูล  kor-sa-nor-pra-muan

 

tenderfoot

N คนอ่อนหัด  คน ไร้ ประสบการณ์  มือใหม่  beginner freshman inexperienced kon-on-had

 

tenderhearted

ADJ เห็นอกเห็นใจ  softhearted tender humane kind hen-ok-hen-jai

 

tenderize

VT ทำให้ เนื้อ นุ่ม โดย การ ทุบ หรือ ใส่ สารเคมี  soften tam-hai-nuan-num-doi-kan-tub

 

tenderloin

N เนื้อสันใน  nuan-san-nai

 

tendinous

A ที่ มี ลักษณะ คล้าย เอ็น  ที่ ประกอบด้วย เอ็น 

 

tendon

N เส้นเอ็น ที่ ยึด กล้ามเนื้อ และ กระดูก  เอ็น  เส้นเอ็น  cord ligament sen-aen-ti-yud-kam-nuan-lea-kra-duk

 

tendrac

N สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนม พวก  Tenrecidae กิน แมลง เป็น อาหาร  tenrec

 

tendresse

N ความ รักใคร่ชอบพอ  ความอ่อนหวาน ละมุนละไม 

 

tendril

N ยอด ไม้เลื้อย  กิ่งก้าน เลื้อย  fiber filament yod-mai-luai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TEND

v.t.[contracted from attend, L. attendo; ad and tendo, to stretch. ] 1. To watch; to guard; to accompany as an assistant or protector.
And flaming ministers to watch and tend
Their earthly charge--
There is a pleasure in that simplicity, in beholding princes tending their flocks.
2. To hold and take care of; as, to tend a child.
3. To be attentive to.
Unsuck'd of lamb or kid that tend their play.

 

TEND

v.t.[L. tendo; teneo.] 1. To move in a certain direction.
Having overheard two gentlemen tending towards that sight--
Here Dardanus was born, and hither tends.
2. To be directed to any end or purpose; to aim at; to have or give a leaning.
The laws of our religion tend to the universal happiness of mankind.
3. To contribute. Our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction.
4. [for attend. ] To attend; to wait as attendants or servants.
He tends upon my father. [Colloquial. ]
5. To attend as something inseparable. [Not in use. ]
6. To wait; to expect. [Not in use. ]
7. To swing round an anchor, as a ship.

 

TENDANCE

n.Attendance; state of expectation. 1. Persons attending.
2. Act of waiting; attendance.
3. Care; act of tending.
[This word is entirely obsolete in all its senses. We now use attendance. ]

 

TENDED

pp. Attended; taken care of; nursed; as an infant, or a sick person.

 

TENDENCY

n.[from tend; L. tendens, tending. ] Drift; direction or course towards any place, object, effect or result. Read such books only as have a good moral tendency. Mild language has a tendency to allay irritation. Writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country.

 

TENDER

n.[from tend. ] One that attends or takes care of; a nurse. 1. A small vessel employed to attend a larger one for supplying her with provisions and other stores, or to convey intelligence and the like.
2. In law, an offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture which would be incurred by non-payment or non-performance; as the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note or bond with interest. To constitute a legal tender, such money must be offered as the law prescribes; the offer of bank notes is not a legal tender. So also the tender must be at the time and place where the rent or debt ought to be paid, and it must be to the full amount due.
There is also a tender of issue in pleadings, a tender of an oath, etc.
3. Any offer for acceptance. The gentleman made me a tender of his services.
4. The thing offered. This money is not a legal tender.
5. Regard; kind concern. [Not in use. ]

 

TENDER

v.t.[L. tendo.] 1. To offer in words; or to exhibit or present for acceptance.
All conditions, all minds tender down
Their service to lord Timon.
2. To hold; to esteem.
Tender yourself more dearly. [Not in use. ]
3. To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, for saving a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the amount of rent or debt.

 

TENDER

a.[L. tener; allied probably to thin, L. tenuis. ] 1. Soft; easily impressed, broken, bruised or injured; not firm or hard; as tender plants; tender flesh; tender grapes. Deuteronomy 32:2; Song of Solomon 2:13, 15.
2. Very sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
Our bodies are not naturally more tender than our faces.
3. Delicate; effeminate; not hardy or able to endure hardship.
The tender and delicate woman among you. Deuteronomy 28:56.
4. Weak; feeble; as tender age. Genesis 33:13.
5. Young and carefully educated. Proverbs 4:3.
6. Susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion, kindness; compassionate; pitiful; easily affected by the distresses of another, or anxious for another's good; as the tender kindness of the church; a tender heart.
7. Compassionate; easily excited to pity, forgiveness or favor.
The Lord is pitiful, and of tender mercy. James 5:11; Luke 1:78.
8. Exciting kind concern.
I love Valentine;
His life's as tender to me as his soul.
9. Expressive of the softer passions; as a tender strain.
1 . Careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; with of. Be tender of your neighbor's reputation.
The civil authority should be tender of the honor of God and religion.
11. Gentle; mild; unwilling to pain.
You that are so tender o'er his follies,
Will never do him good.
12. Apt to give pain; as, that is a tender subject; things that are tender and unpleasing.
13. Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; pathetic; as tender expressions; tender expostulations.

 

TENDERED

pp. Offered for acceptance.

 

TENDER-HEARTED

a.[tender and heart. ] 1. Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence.
--When Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them. 2 Chronicles 13:7.
2. Very susceptible of the softer passions of love, pity or kindness.
Be ye kind one to another, and tender-hearted. Ephesians 4:32.

 

TENDER-HEARTEDNESS

n.Susceptibility of the softer passions.

 

TENDERING

ppr. Offering for acceptance.

 

TENDERLING

n.A fondling; one made tender by too much kindness. 1. The first horns of a deer.

 

TENDERLOIN

n.A tender part of flesh in the hind quarter of beef.

 

TENDERLY

adv. With tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain. Brutus tenderly reproves.
1. Kindly; with pity or affection.

 

TENDERNESS

n.The state of being tender or easily broken, bruised or injured; softness; brittleness; as the tenderness of a thread; the tenderness of flesh. 1. The state of being easily hurt; soreness; as the tenderness of flesh when bruised or inflamed.
2. Susceptibility of the softer passions; sensibility.
Well we know your tenderness of heart.
3. Kind attention; anxiety for the good of another, or to save him from pain.
4. Scrupulousness; caution; extreme care or concern not to give or to commit offense; as tenderness of conscience.
5. Cautious care to preserve or not to injure; as a tenderness of reputation.
6. Softness of expression; pathos.

 

TENDING

ppr. Having a certain direction; taking care of.

 

TENDING

n.In seaman's language, a swinging round or movement of a ship upon her anchor.

 

TENDINOUS

a.[L. tendines, tendons, from tendo, to stretch. ] 1. Pertaining to a tendon; partaking of the nature of tendons.
2. Full of tendons; sinewy; as nervous and tendinous parts.

 

TENDMENT

n.Attendance; care.

 

TENDON

n.[L. tendo; teneo, tendo.] In anatomy, a hard insensible cord or bundle of fibers, by which a muscle is attached to a bone.

 

TENDRAC

n.An animal of the hedgehog kind, found in the E. Indies.

 

TENDRIL

n.A clasp or clasper of a vine or other climbing or creeping plant; a filiform spiral shoot, that winds round another body. Tendrils or claspers are given to plants that have weak stalks. They are also given to creeping vines, which require support on the earth.

 

TENDRIL

a.Clasping; climbing; as a tendril.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TEND

Tend, v. t. Etym: [See Tender to offer. ] (O. Eng. Law )

 

Defn: To make a tender of; to offer or tender. [Obs. ]

 

TEND

Tend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tended; p. pr. & vb. n. Tending. ] Etym: [Aphetic form of attend. See Attend, Tend to move, and cf. Tender one that tends or attends.]

 

1. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks. Shak. And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge. Milton. There 's not a sparrow or a wren, There 's not a blade of autumn grain, Which the four seasons do not tend And tides of life and increase lend. Emerson.

 

2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to. Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down. Chapman. To tend a vessel (Naut. ), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable.

 

TEND

TEND Tend, v. i.

 

1. To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon. Was he not companion with the riotous knights That tend upon my father Shak.

 

2. Etym: [F. attendre. ]

 

Defn: To await; to expect. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

TEND

Tend, v. i. Etym: [F. tendre, L. tendere, tensum and tentum, to stretch, extend, direct one's course, tend; akin to Gr. tan. See Thin, and cf. Tend to attend, Contend, Intense, Ostensible, Portent, Tempt, Tender to offer, Tense, a.]

 

1. To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards. Two gentlemen tending towards that sight. Sir H. Wotton. Thus will this latter, as the former world, Still tend from bad to worse. Milton. The clouds above me to the white Alps tend. Byron.

 

2. To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction. The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. Prov. xxi. 5. The laws of our religion tend to the universal happiness of mankind. Tillotson.

 

TENDANCE

Tend "ance, n. Etym: [See Tend to attend, and cf. Attendance. ]

 

1. The act of attending or waiting; attendance. [Archaic ] Spenser. The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.

 

2. Persons in attendance; attendants. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

TENDENCE

TENDENCE Tend "ence, n.

 

Defn: Tendency. [Obs. ]

 

TENDENCY

Tend "en *cy, n.; pl. Tendencies. Etym: [L. tendents, -entis, p.pr. of tendere: cf. F. tendance. See Tend to move. ]

 

Defn: Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. Writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country. Addison. In every experimental science, there is a tendency toward perfection. Macaulay.

 

Syn. -- Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope; aim.

 

TENDER

Tend "er, n. Etym: [From Tend to attend. Cf. Attender. ]

 

1. One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like.

 

3. A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water.

 

TENDER

Ten "der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tendered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tendering. ]Etym: [F. tendre to stretch, stretch out, reach, L. tendere. See Tend to move. ]

 

1. (Law )

 

Defn: To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the amount of rent or debt.

 

2. To offer in words; to present for acceptance. You see how all conditions, how all minds,... tender down Their services to Lord Timon. Shak.

 

TENDER

TENDER Ten "der, n.

 

1. (Law )

 

Defn: An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note, with interest.

 

Note: To constitute a legal tender, such money must be offered as the law prescribes. So also the tender must be at the time and place where the rent or debt ought to be paid, and it must be to the full amount due.

 

2. Any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a tender of a loan, of service, or of friendship; a tender of a bid for a contract. A free, unlimited tender of the gospel. South.

 

3. The thing offered; especially, money offered in payment of an obligation. Shak. Legal tender. See under Legal. -- Tender of issue (Law ), a form of words in a pleading, by which a party offers to refer the question raised upon it to the appropriate mode of decision. Burrill.

 

TENDER

Ten "der, a. [Compar. Tenderer; superl. Tenderest.] Etym: [F. tendre, L. tener; probably akin to tenuis thin. See Thin. ]

 

1. Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit.

 

2. Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained. Our bodies are not naturally more tender than our faces. L'Estrange.

 

3. Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate. The tender and delicate woman among you. Deut. xxviii. 56.

 

4. Susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion, kindness; compassionate; pitiful; anxious for another's good; easily excited to pity, forgiveness, or favor; sympathetic. The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 11.I am choleric by my nature, and tender by my temper. Fuller.

 

5. Exciting kind concern; dear; precious. I love Valentine, Whose life's as tender to me as my soul! Shak.

 

6. Careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; -- with of. "Tender of property. " Burke. The civil authority should be tender of the honor of God and religion. Tillotson.

 

7. Unwilling to cause pain; gentle; mild. You, that are thus so tender o'er his follies, Will never do him good. Shak.

 

8. Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain.

 

9. Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate; as, a tender subject. "Things that are tender and unpleasing. " Bacon.

 

1 . (Naut. )

 

Defn: Heeling over too easily when under sail; -- said of a vessel.

 

Note: Tender is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, tender-footed, tender-looking, tender-minded, tender- mouthed, and the like.

 

Syn. -- Delicate; effeminate; soft; sensitive; compassionate; kind; humane; merciful; pitiful.

 

TENDER

Ten "der, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tendre. ]

 

Defn: Regard; care; kind concern. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

TENDER

TENDER Ten "der, v. t.

 

Defn: To have a care of; to be tender toward; hence, to regard; to esteem; to value. [Obs. ] For first, next after life, he tendered her good. Spenser. Tender yourself more dearly. Shak. To see a prince in want would move a miser's charity. Our western princes tendered his case, which they counted might be their own. Fuller.

 

TENDERFOOT

TENDERFOOT Ten "der *foot `, n.

 

Defn: A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life. [Slang, Western U.S.]

 

TENDER-HEARTED

TENDER-HEARTED Ten "der-heart `ed, a.

 

Defn: Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive. -- Ten "der-heart `ed *ly, adv. -- Ten "der-heart `ed *ness, n.Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. 2 Chron. xiii. 7. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. Eph. iv. 32.

 

TENDER-HEFTED

TENDER-HEFTED Ten "der-heft `ed, a.

 

Defn: Having great tenderness; easily moved. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

TENDERLING

TENDERLING Ten "der *ling, n.

 

1. One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. [R.] W. Harrison (1586 ).

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the first antlers of a deer.

 

TENDERLOIN

TENDERLOIN Ten "der *loin `, n.

 

Defn: A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles.

 

TENDERLY

TENDERLY Ten "der *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain; with pity or affection; kindly. Chaucer.

 

TENDERNESS

TENDERNESS Ten "der *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective ).

 

Syn. -- Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness; pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.

 

TENDINOUS

Ten "di *nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tendineux.]

 

1. Pertaining to a tendon; of the nature of tendon.

 

2. Full of tendons; sinewy; as, nervous and tendinous parts of the body.

 

TENDMENT

TENDMENT Tend "ment, n.

 

Defn: Attendance; care. [Obs. ]

 

TENDON

Ten "don, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See Tend to move. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew. Tendon reflex (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See Knee jerk, under Knee.

 

TENDONOUS

TENDONOUS Ten "don *ous, a.

 

Defn: Tendinous.

 

TENDOSYNOVITIS

Ten `do *syn `o *vi "tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Tendon, and Synovitis. ]

 

Defn: See Tenosynovitis.

 

TENDRAC

Ten "drac, n. Etym: [See Tenrec. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family Centetidæ, belonging to Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac (Oryzorictes hora ) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the species are called also tenrec.

 

TENDRE

TENDRE Ten "dre, n. [F.]

 

Defn: Tender feeling or fondness; affection.

 

You poor friendless creatures are always having some foolish tendre. Thackeray.

 

TENDRESSE

TENDRESSE Ten *dresse ", n. [F.]

 

Defn: Tender feeling; fondness. [Obs. , except as a French word ]

 

TENDRIL

Ten "dril, n. Etym: [Shortened fr. OF. tendrillon, fr. F. tendre tender; hence, properly, the tender branch or spring of a plant: cf. F. tendrille. See Tender, a., and cf. Tendron. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally.

 

Note: Tendrils may represent the end of a stem, as in the grapevine; an axillary branch, as in the passion flower; stipules, as in the genus Smilax; or the end of a leaf, as in the pea.

 

TENDRIL

TENDRIL Ten "dril, a.

 

Defn: Clasping; climbing as a tendril. [R.] Dyer.

 

TENDRILED; TENDRILLED

TENDRILED; TENDRILLED Ten "driled, Ten "drilled, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Furnished with tendrils, or with such or so many, tendrils. "The thousand tendriled vine. " Southey.

 

TENDRON

Ten "dron, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Tendril. ]

 

Defn: A tendril. [Obs. ] Holland.

 

TENDRY

TENDRY Ten "dry, n.

 

Defn: A tender; an offer. [Obs. ] Heylin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tend

tend 1 |tend tɛnd | verb [ no obj. ] regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic: [ no obj., with infinitive ] : written language tends to be formal | her hair tended to come loose. (tend to /toward ) be liable to possess or display (a particular characteristic ): Walter tended toward corpulence. go or move in a particular direction: the road tends west around small mountains. (tend to ) Mathematics approach (a quantity or limit ): the Fourier coefficients tend to zero. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense move or be inclined to move in a certain direction ): from Old French tendre stretch, tend, from Latin tendere.

 

tend

tend 2 |tɛnd tend | verb [ with obj. ] care for or look after; give one's attention to: Viola tended plants on the roof | [ no obj. ] : for two or three months he tended to business. direct or manage; work in: I've been tending bar at the airport lounge. archaic wait on as an attendant or servant. DERIVATIVES tend ance |ˈtendəns |noun ( archaic )ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of attend .

 

tendency

ten den cy |ˈtendənsē ˈtɛndənsi | noun ( pl. tendencies ) an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior: for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings | criminal tendencies. a group within a larger political party or movement: the dominant tendency in the party remained right-wing. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere to stretch (see tend 1 ).

 

tendentious

ten den tious |tenˈdenSHəs tɛnˈdɛnʃəs | adjective expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one: a tendentious reading of history. DERIVATIVES ten den tious ly adverb, ten den tious ness noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: suggested by German tendenziös .

 

tender

ten der 1 |ˈtendər ˈtɛndər | adjective ( tenderer, tenderest ) 1 showing gentleness and concern or sympathy: he was being so kind and tender. [ predic. ] (tender of ) archaic solicitous of; concerned for: be tender of a lady's reputation. 2 (of food ) easy to cut or chew; not tough: tender green beans. (of a plant ) easily injured by severe weather and therefore needing protection. (of a part of the body ) sensitive to pain: the pale, tender skin of her forearm. young, immature, and vulnerable: at the tender age of five. requiring tact or careful handling: the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one. Nautical (of a ship ) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind. PHRASES tender mercies used ironically to imply that someone cannot be trusted to look after or treat someone else kindly or well: they have abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services. DERIVATIVES ten der ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener tender, delicate.

 

tender

ten der 2 |ˈtɛndər ˈtendər | verb [ with obj. ] offer or present (something ) formally: he tendered his resignation as leader. offer (money ) as payment: she tendered her fare. [ no obj. ] make a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset for a stated fixed price: firms of interior decorators have been tendering for the work. [ with obj. ] make such an offer giving (a stated fixed price ): what price should we tender for a contract? noun an offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price. PHRASES put something out to tender seek offers to carry out work or supply goods at a stated fixed price. DERIVATIVES ten der er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a legal term meaning formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt, also as a noun denoting such an offer ): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere to stretch, hold forth (see tend 1 ).

 

tender

ten der 3 |ˈtɛndər ˈtendər | noun 1 [ usu. in combination or with modifier ] a person who looks after someone else or a machine or place: Alexei signaled to one of the engine tenders. 2 a boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship. 3 a railcar coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense attendant, nurse ): from tend 2 or shortening of attender (see attend ).

 

tender-eyed

ten der-eyed adjective 1 having gentle eyes. 2 having sore or weak eyes.

 

tenderfoot

ten der foot |ˈtendərˌfo͝ot ˈtɛndərˌfʊt | noun ( pl. tenderfoots or tenderfeet ) 1 a newcomer or novice, esp. a person unaccustomed to the hardships of pioneer life. 2 a Boy Scout of the lowest rank.

 

tenderhearted

ten der heart ed |ˈtendərˈhärtid ˌtɛndərˈhɑrdəd | adjective having a kind, gentle, or sentimental nature. DERIVATIVES ten der heart ed ness noun

 

tenderize

ten der ize |ˈtendəˌrīz ˈtɛndəˌraɪz | verb make (meat ) more tender by beating or slow cooking.

 

tenderizer

ten der iz er |ˈtendəˌrīzər ˈtɛndəraɪzər | noun a thing used to make meat tender, in particular: a substance such as papain that is rubbed onto meat or used as a marinade to soften the fibers. a small hammer with teeth on the head, used to beat meat.

 

tenderloin

ten der loin |ˈtendərˌloin ˈtɛndərˌlɔɪn | noun 1 the tenderest part of a loin of beef, pork, etc. , taken from under the short ribs in the hindquarters. the undercut of a sirloin. 2 informal a district of a city where vice and corruption are prominent. [late 19th cent.: originally a term applied to a district of New York, seen as a choice assignment by police because of the bribes offered to them to turn a blind eye. ]

 

tender-minded

tender-minded adjective easily affected emotionally by other people's distress or by criticism. DERIVATIVES tender-mindedness noun

 

tenderness

ten der ness |ˈtendərnis | noun 1 gentleness and kindness: he picked her up in his arms with great tenderness. feelings of deep affection; devotion: tenderness for the opposite sex. 2 sensitivity to pain: abdominal tenderness. 3 the quality of being easy to cut or chew; succulence: steak braised to perfect tenderness in a red-wine-and-brandy sauce.

 

tendinitis

ten di ni tis |ˌtendəˈnītis ˌtɛndəˈnaɪdɪs |(also tendonitis ) noun inflammation of a tendon, most commonly from overuse but also from infection or rheumatic disease.

 

tendon

ten don |ˈtendən ˈtɛndən | noun a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. the hamstring of a quadruped. DERIVATIVES ten di nous |-dənəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French or medieval Latin tendo (n- ), translating Greek tenōn sinew, from teinein to stretch.

 

tendon organ

ten don or gan noun Anatomy a sensory receptor within a tendon that responds to tension and relays impulses to the central nervous system.

 

tendresse

tendresse |tɒ̃ˈdrɛs |(also tendre |ˈtɒ̃dr (ə )|) noun [ in sing. ] a feeling of fondness or love: the local grande dame for whom George had a tendresse. ORIGIN French.

 

tendril

ten dril |ˈtendrəl ˈtɛndrəl | noun a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines around any suitable support. something resembling a plant tendril, esp. a slender curl or ringlet of hair. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably a diminutive of Old French tendron young shoot, from Latin tener tender.

 

tendu

ten du |tänˈdo͞o, täNdY tɑnˈdu | adjective [ postpositive ] Ballet (of a position ) stretched out or held tautly: battement tendu. ORIGIN French.

 

tendu leaf

ten du leaf noun the leaves of an Asian ebony tree, gathered in India as a cheap tobacco substitute. [Diospyros melanoxylon, family Ebenaceae. ] ORIGIN Hindi tendu .

 

Oxford Dictionary

tend

tend 1 |tɛnd | verb [ no obj., with infinitive ] regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic: written language tends to be formal | her hair tended to come loose. [ no obj. ] (tend to /towards ) be liable to possess or display (a particular characteristic ): Walter tended towards corpulence. [ no obj., with adverbial ] go or move in a particular direction: fire is hot and tends upwards. [ no obj. ] (tend to ) Mathematics (of a variable ) approach a given quantity as a limit: the orbit tends to infinity. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense move or be inclined to move in a certain direction ): from Old French tendre stretch, tend , from Latin tendere.

 

tend

tend 2 |tɛnd | verb [ with obj. ] care for or look after; give one's attention to: Varela tended plants on the roof | [ no obj. ] : ambulance crews were tending to the injured. US direct or manage; work in: I've been tending bar at the airport lounge. archaic wait on as an attendant or servant. DERIVATIVES tendance noun ( archaic )ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of attend .

 

tendency

ten |dency |ˈtɛnd (ə )nsi | noun ( pl. tendencies ) [ often with infinitive ] an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour: for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings | criminal tendencies. a group within a larger political party or movement. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere to stretch (see tend 1 ).

 

tendentious

tendentious |tɛnˈdɛnʃəs | adjective expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one: a tendentious reading of history. DERIVATIVES tendentiously adverb, tendentiousness noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: suggested by German tendenziös .

 

tender

tender 1 |ˈtɛndə | adjective ( tenderer, tenderest ) 1 showing gentleness, kindness, and affection: he was being so kind and tender | she covered his face with tender kisses. (tender of ) archaic solicitous of: be tender of a lady's reputation. 2 (of a part of the body ) sensitive to pain: the pale, tender skin of her forearm. (of a plant ) easily injured by severe weather and therefore needing protection. requiring tact or careful handling: the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one. 3 (of food ) easy to cut or chew; not tough: tender green beans. 4 young, inexperienced, or vulnerable: he started sailing at the tender age of ten. 5 Nautical (of a ship ) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind. PHRASES tender mercies used ironically to refer to attention or treatment not in the best interests of its recipients: they abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services. DERIVATIVES tenderly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener tender, delicate .

 

tender

tender 2 |ˈtɛndə | verb [ with obj. ] offer or present (something ) formally: he tendered his resignation as leader. offer (money ) as payment: she tendered her fare. [ no obj. ] make a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset for a stated fixed price: firms of interior decorators have been tendering for the work. make such an offer giving (a stated fixed price ): what price should we tender for a contract? (tender something out ) seek offers to carry out work at a stated fixed price. noun an offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price. PHRASES put something out to tender seek offers to carry out work or supply goods at a stated fixed price. DERIVATIVES tenderer noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a legal term meaning formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt , also as a noun denoting such an offer ): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere to stretch, hold forth (see tend 1 ).

 

tender

tender 3 |ˈtɛndə | noun 1 [ with modifier ] a vehicle used by a fire service for carrying specified supplies or equipment or fulfilling a specified role. a vehicle used in mobile operations by a public service or the armed forces. 2 a dinghy or other boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship. 3 a trailing vehicle closely coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water. 4 [ usu. in combination or with modifier ] a person who looks after someone else or a machine or place: Alexei signalled to one of the engine tenders. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense attendant, nurse ): from tend 2 or shortening of attender (see attend ).

 

tender-eyed

ten der-eyed adjective 1 having gentle eyes. 2 having sore or weak eyes.

 

tenderfoot

ten ¦der |foot |ˈtɛndəfʊt | noun ( pl. tenderfoots or tenderfeet ) 1 chiefly N. Amer. a newcomer or novice, especially a person unaccustomed to hardship. 2 dated a new member of the Scout or Guide movement who has passed the enrolment tests.

 

tender-hearted

tender-hearted adjective having a kind, gentle, or sentimental nature. DERIVATIVES tender-heartedness noun

 

tenderize

tenderize |ˈtɛndərʌɪz |(also tenderise ) verb make (meat ) more tender by beating or slow cooking.

 

tenderizer

tenderizer (also tenderiser ) noun a thing used to make meat tender, in particular: a substance such as papain which is rubbed on to meat or used as a marinade to soften the fibres. a small hammer with teeth on the head, used to beat meat.

 

tenderloin

ten ¦der |loin |ˈtɛndəlɔɪn | noun 1 [ mass noun ] the tenderest part of a loin of beef, pork, etc. , taken from under the short ribs in the hindquarters. US the undercut of a sirloin. 2 N. Amer. informal a district of a city where vice and corruption are prominent. [late 19th cent.: originally a term applied to a district of New York, seen as a ‘choice assignment by police because of the bribes offered to them to turn a blind eye. ]

 

tender-minded

tender-minded adjective easily affected emotionally by other people's distress or by criticism. DERIVATIVES tender-mindedness noun

 

tenderness

ten ¦der |ness |ˈtɛndənəs | noun [ mass noun ] 1 gentleness and kindness; kindliness: he picked her up in his arms with great tenderness. feelings of deep affection: tenderness for the opposite sex. 2 sensitivity to pain; soreness: abdominal tenderness. 3 the quality of being easy to cut or chew; succulence: steak braised to perfect tenderness in a red-wine-and-brandy sauce.

 

tendinitis

tendinitis |ˌtɛndɪˈnʌɪtəs |(also tendonitis |ˌtɛndə -|) noun [ mass noun ] inflammation of a tendon, most commonly from overuse but also from infection or rheumatic disease.

 

tendon

tendon |ˈtɛndən | noun a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. the hamstring of a quadruped. DERIVATIVES tendinous |-dɪnəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French or medieval Latin tendo (n- ), translating Greek tenōn sinew , from teinein to stretch .

 

tendon organ

ten ¦don organ noun Anatomy a sensory receptor within a tendon that responds to tension and relays impulses to the central nervous system.

 

tendresse

tendresse |tɒ̃ˈdrɛs |(also tendre |ˈtɒ̃dr (ə )|) noun [ in sing. ] a feeling of fondness or love: the local grande dame for whom George had a tendresse. ORIGIN French.

 

tendril

ten |dril |ˈtɛndrɪl | noun a slender thread-like appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, which stretches out and twines round any suitable support. something resembling a plant tendril, especially a slender curl or ringlet of hair. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably a diminutive of Old French tendron young shoot , from Latin tener tender .

 

tendu

tendu |tɒ̃ˈd (j )uː | adjective [ postpositive ] Ballet (of a position ) stretched out or held tautly: battement tendu. ORIGIN French.

 

tendu leaf

tendu leaf |teɪnˈduː | noun [ mass noun ] the leaves of an Asian ebony tree, gathered in India as a cheap tobacco substitute. Diospyros melanoxylon, family Ebenaceae. ORIGIN Hindi tendu .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tend

tend 1 verb 1 I tend to get very involved in my work: be inclined, be apt, be disposed, be prone, be liable, have a tendency, have a propensity. 2 some of the younger voters tended toward the tabloid press: incline, lean, gravitate, move; prefer, favor, trend.

 

tend

tend 2 verb she tended her garden: look after, take care of, care for, minister to, attend to, see to, wait on; watch over, keep an eye on, mind, protect, watch, guard, supervise; nurse, nurture, cherish. ANTONYMS neglect.

 

tendency

tendency noun 1 his tendency to take the law into his own hands: propensity, proclivity, proneness, aptness, likelihood, inclination, disposition, predisposition, bent, leaning, penchant, predilection, susceptibility, liability; readiness; habit. 2 this tendency toward cohabitation: trend, movement, drift, swing, gravitation, direction, course; orientation, bias.

 

tender

tender 1 adjective 1 a gentle, tender man: caring, kind, kindly, kindhearted, softhearted, tenderhearted, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted, solicitous, fatherly, motherly, maternal, gentle, mild, benevolent, generous, giving, humane. ANTONYMS hard-hearted, callous. 2 a tender kiss: affectionate, fond, loving, emotional, warm, gentle, soft; amorous, adoring; informal lovey-dovey. 3 simmer until the meat is tender: easily chewed, chewable, soft; succulent, juicy; tenderized, fork-tender. ANTONYMS tough. 4 tender plants: delicate, easily damaged, fragile, vulnerable. ANTONYMS hardy. 5 her ankle was swollen and tender: sore, painful, sensitive, inflamed, raw, red, chafed, bruised, irritated; hurting, aching, throbbing, smarting. 6 the tender age of fifteen: young, youthful, early; impressionable, inexperienced, immature, unseasoned, juvenile, callow, green, raw, unripe, wet behind the ears. ANTONYMS advanced. 7 the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one: difficult, delicate, touchy, tricky, awkward, problematic, troublesome, thorny, ticklish; controversial, emotive; informal sticky. ANTONYMS straightforward.

 

tender

tender 2 verb 1 she tendered her resignation: offer, proffer, present, put forward, propose, suggest, advance, submit, extend, give, render; hand in. 2 firms of interior decorators tendered for the work: put in a bid, bid, quote, give an estimate. noun six contractors were invited to submit tenders: bid, offer, quotation, quote, estimate, price; proposal, submission, pitch.

 

tenderhearted

tenderhearted adjective See tender 1 (sense 1 ).

 

tenderness

tenderness noun 1 I felt an enormous tenderness for her: affection, fondness, love, devotion, loving kindness, emotion, sentiment. 2 with unexpected tenderness, he told her what had happened: kindness, kindliness, kindheartedness, tenderheartedness, compassion, care, concern, sympathy, humanity, warmth, fatherliness, motherliness, gentleness, benevolence, generosity. 3 abdominal tenderness: soreness, pain, inflammation, irritation, bruising; ache, aching, smarting, throbbing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tend

tend 1 verb 1 I tend to get very involved in my work: be inclined, be apt, be disposed, be prone, be liable, have /show a tendency, be likely, have a propensity. 2 younger voters tended towards the tabloid press: incline, lean, swing, veer, gravitate, be drawn, move; favour; show a preference for, be biased; N. Amer. trend.

 

tend

tend 2 verb his family had tended the sick for three generations | a well-tended garden: look after, take care of, care for, minister to, attend to, see to, wait on, cater to; watch over, keep an eye on, mind, protect, watch, guard; nurse, nurture, cherish; maintain, cultivate, keep, manage. ANTONYMS neglect.

 

tendency

tendency noun 1 his tendency to take the law into his own hands: propensity, proclivity, proneness, aptness, likelihood, inclination, disposition, predisposition, bent, leaning, penchant, predilection, susceptibility, liability; readiness; habit. 2 this tendency towards cohabitation: trend, movement, drift, swing, gravitation; orientation, bias; direction, course, tide, turn.

 

tender

tender 1 adjective 1 he looked a gentle, tender man: caring, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, soft-hearted, tender-hearted, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warm-hearted, feeling, fatherly, motherly, maternal, gentle, mild, benevolent, generous, giving, humane; susceptible, vulnerable; informal touchy-feely. ANTONYMS hard-hearted, callous, unsympathetic. 2 he placed a tender kiss on Fabia's brow: affectionate, fond, loving, emotional, warm, gentle, soft; amorous, adoring, amatory; informal lovey-dovey. 3 tender love songs: romantic, sentimental, emotional, emotive, touching, moving, poignant, evocative; Brit. informal soppy. 4 simmer for 25 –30 minutes until the meat is tender: easily chewed, not tough, chewable, soft, edible, eatable; succulent, juicy, ripe; tenderized. ANTONYMS tough, leathery. 5 these flowers are tender: delicate, easily damaged, fragile, breakable, frail. ANTONYMS hardy. 6 her ankle was swollen and tender: sore, painful, sensitive, inflamed, raw, red, chafed; hurting, aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, burning, irritated, bruised, wounded, injured. 7 at the tender age of fifteen: young, youthful; early; impressionable, inexperienced, immature, unsophisticated, unseasoned, juvenile, callow, green, raw; informal wet behind the ears. ANTONYMS advanced. 8 the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one: difficult, delicate, tricky, awkward, problematic, troublesome, ticklish; controversial, emotive; informal sticky. ANTONYMS uncontroversial, straightforward.

 

tender

tender 2 verb 1 she tendered her resignation: offer, proffer, present, put forward, propose, suggest, advance, submit, set before someone, extend, give, render; hand in. 2 firms of interior decorators have been tendering for the work: bid, put in a bid, quote, give an estimate, propose a price. noun six contractors were invited to submit tenders: bid, offer, quotation, quote, estimate, estimated price, price; proposal, submission.

 

tender-hearted

tender-hearted adjective a loyal and tender-hearted friend: kind, kindly, kind-hearted, tender, caring, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warm-hearted, feeling, gentle, mild, benevolent, generous, giving, humane; fond, loving, affectionate, sensitive, soft-hearted, sentimental, soft-centred; informal touchy-feely. ANTONYMS hard-hearted, callous, unfeeling.

 

tenderness

tenderness noun 1 I felt an enormous tenderness for her: affection, fondness, love, devotion, loving-kindness, emotion, sentiment, sentimentality, emotionalism. ANTONYMS dislike. 2 with unexpected tenderness, Sven told her what had happened: kindness, kindliness, kind-heartedness, soft-heartedness, softness, tender-heartedness, compassion, compassionateness, care, concern, sympathy, warmth, warm-heartedness, fatherliness, motherliness, gentleness, benevolence, generosity, humaneness. ANTONYMS callousness. 3 meat of great flavour and tenderness: succulence, juiciness, softness. ANTONYMS toughness. 4 symptoms include abdominal tenderness and a high temperature: sensitivity to pain, soreness, painfulness, inflammation, rawness; ache, aching, smarting, throbbing, irritation, bruising.

 

Duden Dictionary

Tendenz

Ten denz Substantiv, feminin , die |Tend e nz |die Tendenz; Genitiv: der Tendenz, Plural: die Tendenzen wohl unter Einfluss von älter englisch tendence, französisch tendance, zu lateinisch tendere = spannen, (sich aus )strecken 1 a sich abzeichnende, jemandem oder einer Sache innewohnende Entwicklung eine Tendenz zeichnet sich ab, hält an, setzt sich fort, kehrt sich um, ist rückläufig | es herrscht die Tendenz , die Tendenz geht dahin, | die Preise haben eine steigende Tendenz | die Tendenz (Grundstimmung ) an der Börse ist fallend, steigend, lustlos b meist im Plural Strömung 2 , Richtung neue Tendenzen in der Musik 2 a Hang, Neigung sie hat die Tendenz , alles negativ zu beurteilen b oft abwertend Darstellungsweise, mit der ein bestimmtes (meist politisches ) Ziel erreicht werden soll diese Zeitung hat, verfolgt eine Tendenz | ein Roman mit Tendenz

 

Tendenzbetrieb

Ten denz be trieb Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tend e nzbetrieb |Betrieb, der bestimmten ideellen (z. B. politischen, pädagogischen, religiösen ) Zielsetzungen dient

 

Tendenzdichtung

Ten denz dich tung Substantiv, feminin oft abwertend , die |Tend e nzdichtung |Dichtung, die eine Tendenz 2b verfolgt

 

tendenziell

ten den zi ell Adjektiv |tendenzi e ll |einer allgemeinen Entwicklung, Tendenz entsprechend, sich auf sie beziehend etwas nimmt tendenziell zu, ab

 

tendenziös

ten den zi ös Adjektiv abwertend |tendenzi ö s |französisch tendancieux, zu: tendance, Tendenz von einer [weltanschaulichen, politischen ] Tendenz beeinflusst; nicht objektiv tendenziöse Presseberichte | sie schreibt tendenziös

 

Tendenzliteratur

Ten denz li te ra tur Substantiv, feminin oft abwertend , die |Tend e nzliteratur |Plural selten vgl. Tendenzdichtung

 

Tendenzstück

Ten denz stück Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tend e nzstück |

 

Tendenzunternehmen

Ten denz un ter neh men Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tend e nzunternehmen | vgl. Tendenzbetrieb

 

Tendenzwende

Ten denz wen de Substantiv, feminin , die |Tend e nzwende |Wende, Umkehr in der Tendenz 1a eine Tendenzwende herbeiführen | eine Tendenzwende am Arbeitsmarkt, in der Politik

 

Tender

Ten der Substantiv, maskulin , der |T e nder |der Tender; Genitiv: des Tenders, Plural: die Tender englisch tender, gekürzt aus: attender = Pfleger, zu: to attend = pflegen, aufwarten, über das Altfranzösische < lateinisch attendere = hinspannen, hinstrecken; aufmerksam beachten, zu: tendere, Tendenz Anhänger der Dampflokomotive, in dem Brennmaterial und Wasser mitgeführt werden

 

tendieren

ten die ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |tend ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « rückgebildet aus Tendenz (zu etwas ) neigen, (auf etwas ) gerichtet sein die Partei tendiert nach links, rechts | gegen null, nach oben, nach unten tendieren | Börsenwesen die Aktien tendieren schwächer, uneinheitlich entwickeln sich im Kurs schwächer, uneinheitlich

 

Tendinitis

Ten di ni tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Tendin i tis |die Tendinitis; der Tendinitis, die Tendinitiden lateinisch-mittellateinisch-neulateinisch Sehnenentzündung

 

Tendovaginitis

Ten do va gi ni tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Tendovagin i tis |die Tendovaginitis; der Tendovaginitis, die Tendovaginitiden lateinisch-neulateinisch Sehnenscheidenentzündung

 

French Dictionary

tendance

tendance n. f. nom féminin 1 Prédisposition. : Une tendance à voir la vie du bon côté. SYNONYME penchant . 2 Orientation. : Cette tendance politique est inquiétante. 3 Direction. : Les tendances fondamentales (et non les *trends ) de l ’économie, de la démographie. LOCUTION Avoir tendance à. Être porté à. : Elles ont tendance à se réveiller tôt. Note Technique Dans cette expression, le nom reste au singulier. Note Orthographique t e nd a nce.

 

tendanciel

tendanciel , ielle adj. Qui traduit une tendance. : Il faut favoriser le renforcement de la croissance tendancielle de l ’économie.

 

tendanciellement

tendanciellement adv. Selon une tendance. : Pour des questions d ’emploi du temps, les grands-parents sont tendanciellement plus disponibles, plus à l ’écoute de l ’enfant que les parents.

 

tendancieusement

tendancieusement adv. adverbe D ’une manière tendancieuse.

 

tendancieux

tendancieux , ieuse adj. adjectif Partial, qui marque une tendance subjective. : Ce témoignage est tendancieux.

 

tendinite

tendinite n. f. nom féminin Inflammation d ’un tendon. Note Orthographique t e ndini t e.

 

tendon

tendon n. m. nom masculin Ensemble de fibres par lesquelles un muscle se rattache à un os. Note Orthographique t e ndon.

 

tendre

tendre v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif direct 1 Rendre droite une matière souple. : Tendre une étoffe. Je tends mon arc pour lancer une flèche. SYNONYME raidir . 2 Déployer. : Tendre un piège. 3 Avancer. : Tendre la main. Elle lui a tendu un livre. verbe transitif indirect 1 Viser. : Des subventions tendant à favoriser la création d ’entreprises. SYNONYME attacher à ; rechercher . 2 Avoir tendance à. : Cet enfant tend à négliger ses devoirs. Note Syntaxique Le verbe transitif indirect se construit avec la préposition à suivie d ’un nom ou de l ’infinitif. verbe pronominal Devenir difficile en raison de pressions qui s ’exercent. : Les relations entre ces deux pays se sont tendues. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. La perche qu ’ils s ’étaient tendue. À partir de ce moment, les échanges se sont tendus. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Ils s ’étaient réciproquement tendu un piège. LOCUTION Tendre l ’oreille. Écouter attentivement. fendre INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je tends, tu tends, il tend, nous tendons, vous tendez, ils tendent. IMPARFAIT Je tendais. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je tendis. FUTUR Je tendrai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je tendrais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Tends, tendons, tendez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je tende. IMPARFAIT Que je tendisse. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Tendant. PASSÉ Tendu, ue.

 

tendre

tendre adj. adjectif 1 Rempli de tendresse et d ’affection. : Des baisers très tendres pour ses enfants. SYNONYME affectueux ; aimant . 2 Qui se coupe facilement. : Une viande tendre. ANTONYME dur . 3 Atténué, pâle. : Des couleurs tendres, vert tendre. ANTONYME foncé . Âge tendre. Enfance.

 

tendrement

tendrement adv. adverbe Avec tendresse. : Elle les serre tendrement dans ses bras. SYNONYME affectueusement .

 

tendresse

tendresse n. f. nom féminin Sentiment d ’affection, d ’attachement. : Elle l ’écoute et le regarde avec toute la tendresse du monde. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom tendreté, caractère de ce qui est tendre, en parlant d ’une substance.

 

tendreté

tendreté n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est tendre, en parlant d ’une substance. : La tendreté d ’un gigot. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom tendresse, sentiment d ’affection, d ’attachement.

 

tendron

tendron n. m. nom masculin 1 Pièce de viande, partie du thorax. 2 vieilli Jeune fille. Note Technique Ce nom est toujours masculin.

 

tendu

tendu , ue adj. adjectif 1 Étiré, rendu droit. : Une corde bien tendue. 2 Soumis au stress, à la tension. : Vous êtes trop tendu peut-être. SYNONYME crispé . ANTONYME décontracté ; détendu . 3 Difficile. : Des relations tendues.

 

Spanish Dictionary

tendajón

tendajón nombre masculino Méx Tienda pequeña .

 

tendal

tendal nombre masculino 1 Toldo o cubierta de tela para dar sombra :bajo el tendal había un montón de melones y sandías .2 Trozo de tela o de plástico que se tiende en el suelo, debajo de determinados árboles (avellanos, olivos, etc. ) para que caigan en él los frutos cuando se recogen :desde que trabajaban con tendal recogían las avellanas en mejores condiciones .3 Conjunto de cosas extendidas para que se sequen .4 Amér Terraza o lugar empleado en las haciendas para secar al sol el cacao o el café .5 CSur, Méx coloquial Conjunto de cosas que han quedado esparcidas desordenadamente en un lugar :quedó el tendal de ropa caída en el pasto .6 Chile Puesto o tiendecilla ambulante .

 

tendalada

tendalada nombre femenino Amér coloquial Conjunto de cosas o personas tendidas en desorden en el suelo por alguna causa violenta :la carga de la policía dejó una tendalada de manifestantes heridos en la calle .

 

tendedera

tendedera nombre femenino Bol, Méx Tendedero .

 

tendedero

tendedero nombre masculino 1 Dispositivo de una o varias cuerdas, alambres, etc. , colocado a cierta altura del suelo, que sirve para tender la ropa mojada :la ropa blanca, seca ya en los tendederos, se columpia como bandera desplegada .2 Lugar apropiado para tender la ropa :extendió las sábanas sobre el tendedero .

 

tendencia

tendencia nombre femenino 1 Inclinación o disposición natural que una persona tiene hacia una cosa determinada :en mi familia tenemos tendencia a padecer dolores de cabeza; tiene tendencia a engordar y tiene que hacer dieta .2 Idea o corriente, especialmente de tipo religioso, político o artístico, que se orienta en determinada dirección :tiene tendencias de izquierda; el feísmo es una tendencia artística que valora estéticamente lo feo .

 

tendencial

tendencial adjetivo Que indica o revela una tendencia deducida de una serie de hechos o circunstancias significativas .

 

tendenciosidad

tendenciosidad nombre femenino Cualidad de tendencioso :le acusó de tendenciosidad en contra de su equipo .

 

tendencioso, -sa

tendencioso, -sa adjetivo Que muestra parcialidad y manifiesta o implica tendencia hacia un fin determinado, especialmente en los escritos, discursos, noticias, etc. :el empresario calificó de tendenciosas y sin fundamento alguno las declaraciones de los representantes sindicales; no seas tendenciosa, di lo que piensas verdaderamente y no lo que más te interesa .

 

tendente

tendente adjetivo Que tiende hacia una dirección o un fin :la primera reacción tendente a recuperar en lo posible el arte de vanguardia la protagonizó el crítico y pensador Eugenio D ’Ors .SINÓNIMO tendiente .

 

tender

tender verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo 1 Colgar la ropa húmeda al sol o al aire para que se seque :compra pinzas para tender la ropa; subí a tender a la terraza .2 verbo transitivo Extender o estirar una cosa horizontalmente :tender la cama; ya puedes tender el mantel sobre la mesa; tiende el plano aquí encima .3 Colocar a una persona o cosa sobre una superficie horizontal :cuando se mareó, lo tendieron en el suelo; estaba tendida al sol; tendió al perro en la camilla y le hizo una cura; la rueda desprendida y tendida en el suelo, giraba aún milagrosamente .4 Suspender, colocar o construir una cosa desde un punto a otro, generalmente en línea recta :tender un puente; tender un cable; tender una vía de tren; tender unas cortinas .5 Aproximar y ofrecer una cosa a alguien :tender la mano; de mala gana le tendió el dinero que le reclamaba; tendió al muchacho un misal .6 Elaborar un plan de actuación que tiene como fin llevar a alguien a una situación que le perjudica :tender un lazo; ella me dijo que te tendieron una trampa; intentarán avanzar en el cerco tendido a los rebeldes .7 verbo intransitivo Tener [una persona o una cosa ] una cualidad o característica que se aproxima a otra :verde oscuro que tiende a negro; es un estilo que tiende a una simplicidad romana .8 Tener o mostrar tendencia, inclinación o propensión hacia una cosa :tiende a engordar; siempre tiende a exagerar; los precios tienden a aumentar; el conocimiento debe tender a la verdad y no a la utilidad; la ortografía es un código arbitrario y hay que tender hacia la simplificación; las edificaciones tendían al uso de materiales baratos .9 mat Aproximarse progresivamente [una variable o una función ] a un valor determinado sin llegar nunca a alcanzarlo :la función tiende a infinito . VÉASE dormir a pierna tendida; haber ropa tendida; largo y tendido; llorar a moco tendido; tender el ala ; tender el lazo ; tender la mano ; tender la mesa ; tender un cable . ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín tendere tender, desplegar ’. A la misma familia etimológica latina pertenecen atención , atender , contender , distender , entender , extender , intención , intenso, ostentar , portento , pretencioso, pretender , tendón, tensión, tenso, tesón , tétano , tienda y tieso . Conjugación [28 ] como entender .

 

ténder

ténder nombre masculino Vagón que en los trenes de vapor iba enganchado a la locomotora y llevaba el combustible y el agua necesarios para alimentarla .

 

tenderete

tenderete nombre masculino 1 Juego de naipes en que se reparten tres o más cartas y se ponen en la mesa algunas descubiertas para que cada jugador procure emparejar en puntos o figuras sus cartas con las de la mesa; acabada la mano, gana el que más cartas ha recogido .2 Esp coloquial Conjunto de cosas esparcidas en desorden, generalmente sobre el suelo :tenían montado un buen tenderete con todos los libros por el suelo .3 Esp, Méx, PRico Puesto de venta instalado al aire libre en el que se tienen todas las mercancías expuestas a la vista del cliente :un tenderete de frutos secos; los tenderetes del mercado; la pobre y escasa mercancía que ofertaba en su tenderete no atraía la atención de posibles clientes .

 

tendero, -ra

tendero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino Propietario, encargado o dependiente de una tienda, en especial de comestibles :el tendero de las legumbres llevaba un delantal blanco .

 

tendido, -da

tendido, -da adjetivo 1 [galope ] Que es muy rápido y en el que el caballo estira todo lo posible las patas poniéndolas casi en la línea del cuerpo .2 adjetivo femenino taur [estocada ] Que penetra más horizontalmente de lo adecuado en el cuerpo del toro .3 nombre masculino Acción de tender o colocar una cosa apoyada entre dos o más puntos :el tendido de un cable; el tendido de una vía de ferrocarril .4 Conjunto de cables que constituyen la conducción eléctrica :la tormenta provocó averías en el tendido eléctrico de la ciudad .5 Gradería descubierta y próxima a la barrera en una plaza de toros :el tendido de sombra .6 Colomb, Méx Conjunto de ropa de cama .7 Méx Puesto provisional de cosas a la venta, generalmente extendido en la calle .8 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Méx [persona ] Que está muerto, especialmente cuando se está velando .

 

tendiente

tendiente adjetivo Amér Tendente .

 

tendinitis

tendinitis nombre femenino med Inflamación de un tendón debida, generalmente, a un golpe o a un esfuerzo excesivo .El plural es tendinitis .

 

tendinoso, -sa

tendinoso, -sa adjetivo 1 anat Que tiene tendones o se compone de ellos .2 anat Del tendón o relacionado con él .

 

tendón

tendón 1 nombre masculino anat Haz de fibras conjuntivas que une los músculos a los huesos :el reflejo rotuliano provoca la extensión de la pierna cuando se percute el tendón inferior de la rótula; las tendinitis son lesiones que afectan al tendón .tendón de Aquiles (i )anat Tendón que une el talón con la pantorrilla .(ii )Parte o aspecto vulnerable de una persona o una cosa .SINÓNIMO talón de Aquiles .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín moderno tendo, tendonis, de la familia de tendere tender, desplegar ’, por su acción tensora y destensora. De la familia etimológica de tender (V.).

 

tendón

tendón 2 nombre masculino Colomb Terreno o faja de tierra de cierta extensión .

 

tenducha

tenducha nombre femenino Esp col. desp. Tenducho .

 

tenducho

tenducho nombre masculino Esp col. desp. Tienda con mal aspecto y pobremente abastecida :vio entrar en su tenducho a su cuñado, que el pobre venía hecho una calamidad .SINÓNIMO tenducha .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tend

tend 1 /tend /〖語源は 「広がる, 伸びる 」〗(名 )tendency 動詞 s /-dz /; ed /-ɪd /; ing 自動詞 1 tend to do 〈人 事が 〉…しがちである , …する傾向がある, よく …になる ; 性質 思考などに 】傾きがちである ; «…へ向かう » 傾向がある «to, toward » (!進行形にしない ) The pasta tends to stick together .そのパスタはくっつきやすい Japanese tend to work long hours .日本人は長時間働く傾向がある Anne tends to be too strict with her child .アンは子供に厳しすぎる傾向がある (!コーパス tend to be 形容詞 では, 良くない傾向を示す 形容詞 がしばしば用いられる ) My son tends toward shyness .私の息子は内気になりがちである 2 かたく 〈物 事が 〉 «…へ » 向かう, 進む ; « …に » 至る «to, toward » .I t nd to do …という気がする, どうも …のようだ (!語調を和らげて ) I tend to think [believe ] that it is not true .それはどうやら真実ではないようだ

 

tend

tend 2 動詞 他動詞 1 かたく やや古 ⦆〈人が 〉〈植物 機械など 〉を手入れする ; 〈店 家畜など 〉の番をする ; 〈病人など 〉の世話 [看護 ]をする (look after, take care of )tend bar ⦅主に米 ⦆バーで働く 2 〘海 〙〈ロープなど 〉を (もつれないか )見張る .自動詞 1 ⦅主に米 カナダ 話 ⦆ «…に » 注意する ; «…の » 世話をする «to » tend to a fire [baby ]火 [赤ちゃん ]に気をつける .2 ⦅古 ⦆ «…に » 仕える, かしずく «on , upon » .

 

tended

t nd ed /-ɪd /形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗世話の行き届いた 〈庭など 〉.

 

tendency

tend en cy /téndənsi /tend 1 名詞 -cies /-z /C 1 ⦅否定的に ⦆ «…への /…する » 傾向 , 風潮 ; (人の )性癖 , くせ «toward (s ), to /to do » (!あまり良くない風潮を示すことが多い; trendは物事の一般的傾向 ) show a strong [natural ] tendency toward nationalism 国家主義への強い [自然な ]傾向を示す There is a tendency (for politicians ) to blame others .(政治家には )他人を責める風潮がある his tendency to become angry 彼の怒りやすい性癖 violent tendencies 乱暴な性向 Bob has a tendency to gain weight .ボブは太りやすいタイプだ .2 «…への » 才能, 素質 «to , toward » artistic tendencies 芸術的素質 3 〖集合的に; ⦅主に英 ⦆では単複両扱い 〗(党内の )急進派, 反対勢力 .

 

tendentious

ten den tious /tendénʃəs /形容詞 かたく 否定的に ⦆演説 本などが 〉偏向した, 特定の意図 [意見 ]を持った .

 

tender

ten der 1 /téndə r /〖語源は 「薄くて切れやすい 」〗(副 )tenderly 形容詞 er /-d (ə )rə r /; est /-d (ə )rəst //more ; most 1 〈肉 野菜などが 〉柔らかい , かみやすい (tough )▸ a tender cut of meat 柔らかい肉1切れ Cook (potatoes ) until (just ) tender .レシピ (ジャガイモをちょうど )柔らかくなるまで調理します 2 〈体の一部が 〉敏感な ; きゃしゃな ; 触れると痛い the tender skin of babies 赤ん坊の敏感な柔肌 3 〈人 行為などが 〉優しい , 愛情のある (loving ); 〈心などが 〉情にもろい ▸ a tender kiss [voice ]優しいキス [声 ]tender loving care ⦅話 ⦆暖かい思いやりのある扱い (⦅略 ⦆TLC )4 ⦅文 /おどけて ⦆名詞 の前で 〗まだ若い, 幼い 年齢 at the tender age of eleven 11歳のまだ幼い年齢で 5 〈植物が 〉 (寒暖などに )弱い, もろい .6 〈話題などが 〉扱いに注意を要する ; 壊れやすい, もろい .7 〈動きなどが 〉軽い, 優しい .8 ⦅古 ⦆be «…に » 気を配る, 用心する «of » .

 

tender

ten der 2 動詞 自動詞 会社 人が 〉仕事 商品などの 】入札をする, 請け負う «for » .他動詞 かたく 〈人が 〉〈辞表 提案など 〉を提出する, 差し出す ; 〈金 〉を支払う ; 〈援助など 〉を申し出る .名詞 C 1 (正式の )申し込み, 提出 ; 入札, 請負見積書 win a tender for the work その仕事を落札する put A out to tender A 〈仕事など 〉の入札を募る 2 〘法 〙legal tender .3 (支払いのための )提出 [提供 ]物, 提出 [提供 ]金 .

 

tender

tend er 3 名詞 C 1 補給船, はしけ 〘本船と陸を行き来して, 乗客 荷物などを運ぶ小船 〙.2 (機関車の )炭水車 .3 〖しばしば複合語を作って 〗(…の )番人 ; (特に子供などの )世話人, 看護人 .

 

tenderfoot

t nder f ot 名詞 s, -feet C ⦅米 くだけて ⦆1 (牧場などの )新参者 .2 新米, 未熟者 .

 

tender(-)hearted

t nder (-)h art ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〈人が 〉心優しい, 情にもろい .ly 副詞 ness 名詞

 

tendering

t n der ing /-d (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 U 入札 .

 

tenderize

t n der ze ⦅米 ⦆/-dəràɪz /動詞 他動詞 〈肉 〉を柔らかくする .t n der z er 名詞

 

tenderloin

t nder l in 名詞 1 U C テンダーロイン 〘牛 豚の腰の軟肉 〙.2 the T- 〗テンダロイン地区 ; (犯罪などの多い )歓楽街 〘もとはNew York市の地域名 〙.

 

tenderly

ten der ly /téndə r li /tender 1 副詞 優しく, 愛情を込めて, そっと 〈キスをする 触れるなど 〉; 慎重に .

 

tenderness

t n der ness 名詞 U 1 〖まれにa 優しさ, 親切心, 愛情 .2 柔らかさ .3 かよわさ, 扱いにくさ .

 

tendinitis

ten di ni tis /tèndənáɪtəs /名詞 U 〘医 〙けん .

 

tendon

ten don /téndən /名詞 C 解剖 けん .

 

tendril

ten dril /téndr (ə )l /名詞 C 1 〘植 〙巻きひげ, つる .2 巻きひげ状のもの ; (特に )巻き毛 .