tend

to look after someone or something carefully, especially when they are ill or need help

cuidar de, atender a

• tend to somebody/something

Collocations tend to the sick · tend to a wound

• She tends to her elderly parents.

  Ella cuida de sus padres mayores.

to have a tendency or inclination towards something

tiende a, tenderse hacia

• tend to do sth

Collocations tends to agree · tends to disagree

• He tends to be late.

  Tiene tendencia a llegar tarde.

to direct something towards someone or something

dirigir, apuntar

• tend sth at somebody/something

Collocations tended the gun at him · tended the light towards the stage

• He tended his rifle at the intruder.

  Dirigió su rifle hacia el intruso.

to slope or incline in a particular direction

inclinarse, tenderse hacia

• tend towards sth

Collocations the road tends downhill · the path tends northward

• The hillside tends steeply downwards.

  La ladera tiende hacia abajo con mucha inclinación.