Root Word Tend - To move, direct, or develop. Web tend (v.1)to incline, to move in a certain direction, early 14c., from old french tendre stretch out, hold forth, hand. An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative. To exhibit an inclination or tendency : Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something.
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something. To exhibit an inclination or tendency : To move, direct, or develop. An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative. Web tend (v.1)to incline, to move in a certain direction, early 14c., from old french tendre stretch out, hold forth, hand.