tend to
Usually end up
Tend to means to be inclined toward or likely to do something: He tends to overthink things, Prices tend to rise in summer.
It describes patterns or habitual behavior rather than certainties.
Separately, tend to can mean to care for or attend to: She tends to the garden every morning, The nurse tended to the wounded.
- inclineAngled rising surface
- leanLacking fat; incline
- lean towardsFavor without committing
- gravitateMove as if attracted
- proneInclined or face-down
likely · more often than not · usually · often · care · nurture · take care of · watch · watch over · keep an eye on · shepherd · garden · flock · habit · pattern · drift · veer · err on the side of
- caregivingcaregiver, take care, nurture, look after, compassionate care
- improve verbsfix, repair, improve, refine, enhance