"tending" meaning in English

See tending in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛndɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-tending.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} tending
  1. Attention; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something Derived forms: bartending, firetending, goaltending
    Sense id: en-tending-en-noun-3X~h85j- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛndɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-tending.ogg [US] Forms: tendings [gerund, plural-of]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|plural of gerund|tendings}} tending (plural of gerund tendings)
  1. present participle and gerund of tend Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tend
    Sense id: en-tending-en-verb-fWIET3iM

Inflected forms

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