Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tend.(verb)
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Use "tends" in a sentence
"| Reply | Permalink eorockwell, assuming you're seeking an answer - the label tends to be applied as a matter of action and behavior rather than as an extension of one's support of a candidacy."
"The whole concept of an "army" as in the title tends to reinforce that."
"Rather, the term tends to function (not always, but very often) as a cheap smear, or at best as an entirely unsupported inference that any X (Jew, homosexual, Asians) who might find flaws in common attributes of fellow Xs must surely exhibit the psychological profile that Eric describes."