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tending
1. n. Action of the verb to tend.
2. v. present participle of tend
tend
1. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
2. v. (legal, Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
3. v. (followed by a to infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.
They tend to go out on Saturdays.
It tends to snow here in winter.
4. v. (with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.
5. v. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
Shepherds tend their flocks.
6. v. To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
7. v. (obsolete) To await; to expect.
8. v. (obsolete) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
9. v. (transitive, nautical) To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
to
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.
2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
I have to do laundry today.
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
We are walking to the shop.
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
He devoted himself to education.
They drank to his health.
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
His face was beaten to a pulp.
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); t
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
one to one = 1:1
ten to one = 10:1.
I have ten dollars to your four.
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
Three to the power of two is nine.
Three to the second is nine.
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
I gave the book to him.
12. prep. (time) Preceding.
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
There's a lot of sense to what he says.
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Please push the door to.
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
17. adv. misspelling of too
talk
1. v. To communicate, usually by means of speech.
Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.
They sat down to talk business.
We talk French sometimes.
2. v. (transitive, informal) To discuss.
They sat down to talk business.
We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy.
3. v. (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
Suppose he talks?
She can be relied upon not to talk.
They tried to make me talk.
4. v. (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
I am not the one to talk.
She is a fine one to talk.
You should talk.
Look who's talking.
5. v. (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.
People will talk.
Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk?
6. v. (informal, chiefly used in the present participle) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.
You're only sticking up for her because you like her; that's your penis talking.
That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it!
7. n. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
We need to have a talk about your homework.
8. n. A lecture.
There is a talk on Shakespeare tonight.
9. n. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
She is the talk of the day.
The musical is the talk of the town.
10. n. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular:
11. n. A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child.
Have you had the talk with Jay yet?
12. n. (US) A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with p
13. n. (not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
The party leader's speech was all talk.
14. n. Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons.
excessively
1. adv. To an excessive degree.
The application form was excessively complicated.
2. adv. In excess.
He smoked excessively.
about
1. prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
2. prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
3. prep. On the point or verge of.
the show is about to start; I am not about to admit to your crime
4. prep. On one's person; nearby the person.
5. prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
6. prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
7. prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
He knew more about what was occurring than anyone.
8. prep. (figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
He has his wits about him.
9. prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
10. adv. Not distant; approximate.
11. adv. On all sides; around.
12. adv. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
13. adv. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
about as cold; about as high
14. adv. Near; in the vicinity.
15. adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
16. adv. On the move; active; astir.
17. adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
to face about; to turn oneself about
18. adv. (nautical) To the opposite tack.
19. adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning.
20. adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
a mile about, and a third of a mile across
21. adv. (chiefly North America, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
22. adj. Moving around; astir.
out and about; up and about
After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.
23. adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent
oneself
1. pron. A person's self: general form of himself, herself or yourself.
Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.

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