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Intend vs. Tend
Intend
/ɪnˈtend/Examples:
"Yes, sir, that's where I'm intending to take you now.He intended to prove Bichat's theory of the primitive tissue."Do you think he intends to marry you?"
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Tend
/tend/Examples:
And there was another thing now that tended to complicate matters.I've a lot of things to 'tend to yet this afternoon.That would most certainly tend to prejudice country-born people against him.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Intend is a verb meant to express a purpose or plan. Remember the in- at the start goes in with your inner intentions.
- Tend is usually a verb that means to take care of something or move in a particular direction and starts with a t like take care.
- The in in intend can be remembered as internal, as intentions come from within.
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