Tend

tend, v.t. to accompany as a istant or protector: to take care of, to be attentive to, to wait upon so as to execute.— ns. Ten′dance ( Spens. ), state of expectation: ( Shak. ) act of waiting or tending, also persons attendant; Ten′der , a small ve el that attends a larger with stores, .: a carriage attached to locomotives to supply fuel and water. [Contracted from attend .]