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tend to

[/tend tu/]
verb phrase
ter tendência a; costumar
1. to be likely to do something; to have a tendency to do something habitually
She tends to arrive late to meetings.
Ela tem tendência a chegar atrasada às reuniões.
2. to be inclined or disposed toward something
Young people tend to embrace new technologies.
Pessoas jovens tendem a abraçar novas tecnologias.
3. to care for or attend to someone or something
She tends to her garden every morning.
Ela cuida de seu jardim todas as manhãs.
Synonyms
be inclined tobe apt tobe prone tousually dohabitually do
Antonyms
rarely doseldom doavoid

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ter tendência a; costumar; costuma
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
ter tendência a; costumar; costuma cuidar
Similar usage to Brazilian Portuguese
General Brazilian
cuidar de; tratar de
When expressing the meaning of 'to care for'

Related Idioms & Phrases

tend to one's knitting - mind one's own business
tend to business - attend to matters at hand
tend toward - show a tendency in a particular direction
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