tending vs intervention

intervention vs tending

tending and intervention both are nouns.

tending is an adjective but intervention is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, intervention is a hyponym of tending; that is, intervention is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tending:

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

Other hyponyms of tending include hair care, haircare, hairdressing, maternalism, baby sitting, babysitting, pet sitting, dental care, first aid, treatment, incubation, livery, manicure, pedicure, nourishment, nursing, tender loving care, TLC, nurturance, personal care, skin care, skincare, faith cure, faith healing, tree surgery, health care, healthcare.

tending (noun)	intervention (noun)
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
	(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

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

Difference between tending and intervention

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