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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tend \Tend\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Tended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tending}.] [Aphetic form of attend. See {Attend}, {Tend} to move, and cf. {Tender} one that tends or attends.]
1. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks. --Shak.
And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge. --Milton.
There 's not a sparrow or a wren, There 's not a blade of autumn grain, Which the four seasons do not tend And tides of life and increase lend. --Emerson.
2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down. --Chapman.
{To tend a vessel} (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tending
adjective: (usually followed by 'to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]
noun: the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" [syn: {care}, {attention}, {aid}]
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