tend

傾向がある、しがちである

あることをしやすい、または習慣としてよくする。

やさしい英語で： To be likely to do something, or to do it often as a habit.

• I tend to forget names.
• He tended to eat alone when he was younger.
• Do these plants tend to grow quickly?

使い方： tend to do something (Small children tend to wake up early.)

類義語： be inclined, be likely

よく使う表現： tend to forget, tend to happen, tend to agree

世話をする、手入れする

人や物に必要な世話や手入れをする。

やさしい英語で： To look after someone or something and give them the care they need.

• He tends the garden.
• The nurses tended the wounded soldiers.
• Who will tend to the animals while we're away?

使い方： tend someone/something (She tends the roses every morning.); tend to someone/something (A nurse came to tend to his injuries.)

類義語： look after, care for, attend to

反対語： neglect

よく使う表現： tend a garden, tend the sick, tend the fire, tend to someone

傾向がある、向かう

全体としてある性質を持つ、またはある結果に向かう。

やさしい英語で： To generally have a particular quality or move towards a particular result.

• His views tend towards the conservative.
• Her early paintings tended toward realism.
• These arguments tend towards the same conclusion.

使い方： tend towards/toward something (Her designs tend towards simplicity.)

類義語： lean, incline

よく使う表現： tend towards optimism, tend toward something, tend towards simplicity

バーテンダーをする

バーのカウンターで飲み物を作り、客に出す。

やさしい英語で： To work behind a bar, preparing and serving drinks.

• She tends bar on weekends.
• I tended bar to pay for college.
• Who will tend the bar tonight?

類義語： bartend

よく使う表現： tend bar, tend the bar

向かう、推移する

ふつう、ある方向に動いたり変化したりする。

やさしい英語で： To usually move or change in a particular direction.

• Prices tend upward in summer.
• The path tended east as we climbed.
• Temperatures have tended downward over the past week.

使い方： tend in a direction (Prices have tended downward since June.)

類義語： trend, incline

よく使う表現： tend upward, tend downward, tend north