intervention vs tending

tending vs intervention

intervention and tending both are nouns.

intervention is not an adjective while tending is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intervention	Yes	No	No	No
tending	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, tending is a hypernym of intervention; that is, tending is a word with a broader meaning than intervention:

intervention: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
tending: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Other hypernyms of intervention include aid, attention, care.

intervention (noun)	tending (noun)
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

intervention (adjective)	tending (adjective)
	(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

Difference between intervention and tending

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