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tender

to tend

verb tehn-DEHR Less Common

Also means

to hang out (laundry)

Usage Note

Tender is an -e- stem-changing verb (e→ie): tiendo, tiendes, tiende, tendemos, tendéis, tienden. Its most common everyday use is tender la ropa (to hang out the washing), but figuratively tender a means to tend towards something (tiende a exagerar).

Examples

"Tiende a llegar tarde a las reuniones."

Natural Translation

He tends to arrive late to meetings.

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