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title: tend — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tend» in the school dictionary: To usually do something or often be a certain way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tend

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**Who acts:** I, you, Cats, Grandad, nurse, Plants · **What happens:** do, be, look, tend, get, wake up · **To what, where:** something, certain way, garden, wound, lot, vegetable garden

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«tend» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tend in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tend.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To usually do something or often be a certain way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:m1:1
# text = To usually do something or often be a certain way.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | infinitive |  | a certain way |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I tend to get tired in the afternoon."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:m1e:1
# text = "I tend to get tired in the afternoon."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tend	tend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To look after someone or something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:m2:1
# text = To look after someone or something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | after someone |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"tend the garden", "tend a wound".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:m2e:1
# text = "tend the garden", "tend a wound".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	tend	tend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	tend	tend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the garden |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Theme |
| 2 | **tend** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | a wound |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I tend to wake up early.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:x1:1
# text = I tend to wake up early.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tend	tend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wake up** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Cats tend to sleep a lot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:x2:1
# text = Cats tend to sleep a lot.
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tend	tend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** | present | Cats |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | Cats *not said here* | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad tends his vegetable garden every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:x3:1
# text = Grandad tends his vegetable garden every day.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tends	tend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	vegetable	vegetable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** | present | Grandad | Grandad's vegetable garden |  |  | day |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The nurse tended the cut on my knee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:x4:1
# text = The nurse tended the cut on my knee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tended	tend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** | past | the nurse | the cut |  | my knee |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cut=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants tend to grow towards the light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:x5:1
# text = Plants tend to grow towards the light.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tend	tend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** | present | Plants |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | Plants *not said here* |  |  |  |  | towards the light | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shepherd tended his sheep on the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:x6:1
# text = The shepherd tended his sheep on the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tended	tend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** | past | the shepherd | shepherd's sheep |  | the hill |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I tend them carefully; I never miss one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tend:x7:1
# text = I tend them carefully; I never miss one.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tend	tend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	miss	miss	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tend** | present | I | them *= they* |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **miss** | present | I | one |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |

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