tends
Leans a way
Tends means to have a tendency or inclination toward something: She tends to overthink things, Prices tend to rise in summer.
It suggests a pattern or likelihood rather than certainty.
Separately, to tend is to care for or look after: He tends the garden, nurses tending patients.
A bartender tends bar.
Angles from vertical
- gravitatesIs naturally attracted toward
- inclinesTilts or tends toward
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- prefersLikes one more
drifts · veers · sways · bends · trends · disposes · orients · aims
Encourages development through care
- supportsSustains or reinforces
- assistsHelps or supports
- helpsGives assistance to
- watchesPortable personal clocks
looks after · cares for · ministers · comforts · protects · guards · oversees · maintains
Nurtures toward growth
- gardensCultivated planting areas
- growsIncreases in amount
- nurturesEncourages development through care
- raisesLifts or increases
plants · waters · prunes · fertilizes · weeds · harvests · propagates · transplants
Preferences or courtesies
- privilegesRights granted to some
- prefersLikes one more
- skewsDistorts or angles
- slantsAngles from horizontal
weights · predisposes · prejudices · discriminates · stereotypes · generalizes · distorts · influences
As standard practice
- usuallyMost of the time
- typicallyIn the usual manner
- generallyIn most instances
- normallyIn the usual manner
regularly · often · frequently · habitually · customarily · commonly · consistently · predictably
leans
Angles from vertical
- gravitatesIs naturally attracted toward
- inclinesTilts or tends toward
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
prefers · drifts · veers · sways · bends · trends · disposes · orients · aims · heads
nurtures
Encourages development through care
watches · looks after · cares for · ministers · comforts · protects · guards · oversees · maintains · cultivates
cultivates
Nurtures toward growth
raises · plants · waters · prunes · fertilizes · weeds · harvests · propagates · transplants · mulches
favors
Preferences or courtesies
- privilegesRights granted to some
- prefersLikes one more
- skewsDistorts or angles
slants · weights · predisposes · prejudices · discriminates · stereotypes · generalizes · distorts · influences · sways
routinely
As standard practice
normally · regularly · often · frequently · habitually · customarily · commonly · consistently · predictably · characteristically
- tend toCare for regularly
- tender loving careSolicitous, gentle caregiving
- chicken tenderBreaded poultry strip
- tend barServe drinks professionally
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- tender heartCapacity for deep empathy
tender, extend, tend, intended, tendency, pretended, extended, attended, tending