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attend vs tend

tend vs attend

attend and tend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
attend No No Yes No
tend No No Yes No
As verbs, tend is a hyponym of attend; that is, tend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attend:
  • attend: take charge of or deal with
  • tend: have care of or look after
Other hyponyms of attend include minister.
attend (verb) tend (verb)
give heed (to) have care of or look after
work for, or be a servant to manage or run
take charge of or deal with have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
Difference between attend and tend

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