tend / tens / tent
to stretch, to extend
Latin · tendere / tensus, tentus
Latin tendere means to stretch. Words with tend, tens and tent are about stretching: extend stretches out, tension is a stretched state, attend stretches the mind toward something, a tent is cloth stretched over poles.
Memory trick
Tend: a tent is stretched tight over poles by the lake.
Words from this root
- extend (ex + tend) — to stretch outबढ़ाना, फैलाना
- extensive (ex + tens + ive) — stretched wide, largeव्यापक
- intend (in + tend) — to stretch the mind toward a goalइरादा करना
- intense (in + tense) — stretched tight, strongतीव्र, गहन
- attend (at + tend) — to stretch toward, be presentउपस्थित होना
- attention (at + tent + ion) — mind stretched toward somethingध्यान
- attendance (at + tend + ance) — being present at a placeउपस्थिति
- tension (tens + ion) — a stretched, strained stateतनाव
- tendon (tend + on) — a cord stretching muscle to boneकंडरा, नस
- tendency (tend + ency) — a stretch toward a habitप्रवृत्ति
- pretend (pre + tend) — to stretch a false claim forwardढोंग करना
- contend (con + tend) — to strive against othersमुक़ाबला करना, जूझना
- tent (tent) — cloth stretched over polesतंबू
- hypertension (hyper + tens + ion) — too much stretched pressureउच्च रक्तचाप