| Main Entry: | tend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be apt, likely |
Synonyms: |
aim, be biased, be conducive, be disposed, be in the habit of, be inclined, be liable, be predisposed, be prejudiced, bear, bend, conduce, contribute, dispose, drift, favor, go, gravitate, have a tendency, have an inclination, head, impel, incline, influence, lead, lean, look, make for, move, move toward, point, redound, result in, serve to, trend, turn, verge on |
| Main Entry: | tend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for |
Synonyms: |
accomplish, administer, attend, baby-sit, cater to, cherish, control, corral, cultivate, defend, direct, do, do for, feed, foster, guard, handle, keep, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, maintain, manage, mind, minister to, nurse, nurture, oversee, perform, protect, ride herd on, safeguard, see after, see to, serve, shepherd, shield, sit, superintend, supervise, take care of, take under wing, wait on, watch, watch out for, watch over |
Antonyms: |
abandon, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for |
Synonyms: |
be in the service of, do for, doctor, look after, mind, minister to, nurse, serve, take care of, tend, wait upon, watch, work for |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | baby-sit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for a child |
Synonyms: |
guard, sit, take care, tend, watch |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend to |
Synonyms: |
attend, baby sit, consider, foster, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, mind, mind the store, minister, mother, nurse, nurture, pay attention to, protect, provide for, ride herd on, sit, take pains, tend, treasure, wait on, watch, watch over |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | conspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, concur |
Synonyms: |
cabal, colleague, combine, complot, conduce, consort, contribute, cooperate, join, tend, unite, work together |
| Notes: | one connives at something but conspires with somebody |
Antonyms: |
disagree |
| Main Entry: | contribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be partly responsible for |
Synonyms: |
add to, advance, aid, assist, augment, be conducive, be instrumental, conduce, do one's bit, finger in the pie, fortify, get in the act, have a hand in, help, lead, put in two cents, redound, reinforce, sit in on, strengthen, supplement, support, tend, uphold |
Antonyms: |
counteract, disapprove, neglect, shun, withhold |
| Main Entry: | cradle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in arms; nurture |
Synonyms: |
lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over |
| Main Entry: | cultivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | develop land for growing |
Synonyms: |
breed, crop, dress, farm, fertilize, garden, harvest, labor, manage, mature, plant, plow, prepare, propagate, raise, ripen, seed, tend, till, work |
Antonyms: |
destroy, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | drift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move aimlessly |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, aim, amass, amble, be carried along, coast, dance, draw near, flicker, flit, flitter, float, flow, flutter, gad, gallivant*, gather, go with the tide, go-that-a-way, gravitate, hover, kick around, linger, malinger, meander, mosey, muck, ride, sail, saunter, scud, skim, slide, stray, stroll, tend, waft, wander, wash* |
Antonyms: |
decide, direct, guide, set |