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tendency

/ˈtɛnd(ə)nsi/

US pronunciation

American sound/ˈtɛnd(ə)nsi/

tendency

Syllables: 3 syllables
Stress: 1st syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final y vowel sound

ten - den - cy -> tendency

Myanmar meaning

(n) ယိမ်းယိုင်မှု

Full entry

tend¹ /tend/ v

၁။ ဂရုစိုက်သည်။ စောင့်ရှောက်သည်။ ထိန်းကျောင်း သည်။ nurses tending (the wounds of) the injured ❍ shepherds tending their sheep.
၂။ (US ) ဆိုင်ထိုင်သည်။ tend the store ❍ tend bar.

tend² /tend/ v

၁။ …လေ့ရှိသည်။ I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter. ❍ We tend to think of this as a modern problem, but it has existed for centuries. ❍ Women tend to live longer than men. ❍ Recent laws have tended to restrict the freedom of the press. ❍ It tends to rain here a lot in the summer.
၂။ ~ to/towards sth ညွှတ်သည်။ ယိမ်းသည်။ He tends towards extreme views.
❏ tendency /'tendǝnsi/ n
၁။ ~ (to/towards sth)/ (to do sth) ယိမ်းယိုင်မှု။ ဖြစ်တတ်မှု။ a tendency to fat/towards fatness/to get fat ❍ have/show homicidal tendencies.
၂။ …လိုခြင်း။ …လိုဟန်ရှိခြင်း။ Prices continue to show an upward tendency (ie to increase).

More examples

[tend to do something] : He tends to exaggerate.
The gym tends to get very busy at about six o’clock.
We tend to take technology for granted nowadays.
These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader.
[tend not to do something] : Religion is personal and I tend not to talk about it.
[tend towards] : Her study found that sociologists tended towards liberalism and radicalism.
Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.
Doctors were tending the wounded.
[tend to] : I have to tend to the children before I go out.
[tend towards/upwards/downwards] : Housing prices have tended upwards.
I think they will tend towards stricter controls.

Synonyms

be inclined, be apt, be likely, be liable, have a propensity, lean, be predisposed, have a tendency, accomplish, administer, aim, attend, attend to, baby-sit, be apt to, be biased, be conducive, be disposed, be in charge of, be in the habit of, be likely to, be prejudiced, be wont to, bear, bend, care for, cater to, cherish, conduce, contribute, control, corral, cultivate, defend, direct, dispose, do, do for, drift, favor, feed, foster, go, gravitate, guard, handle, have a habit of, have a tendency to, have an inclination, head, impel, incline, influence, keep, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, lead, lean towards, likely, look, look after, maintain, make for, manage, mind, minister to, move, move toward, nurse, nurture, oversee, perform, point, protect, redound, result in, ride herd on, safeguard, see after, see to, serve, serve to, shepherd, shield, sit, superintend, supervise, take care of, take under wing, trend, turn, veer, verge, verge on, wait on, watch, watch out for, watch over

Antonyms

abandon, deny, destroy, dislike, disregard, dissuade, endanger, fail, follow, forget, forsake, give up, harm, hurt, ignore, mismanage, neglect, obey, refuse, relinquish, renounce, resign, shun, take

Cross references

be inclined be apt be likely be liable have a propensity lean be predisposed have a tendency accomplish administer aim attend attend to baby-sit be apt to be biased be conducive be disposed be in charge of be in the habit of be likely to be prejudiced be wont to bear bend care for cater to cherish

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