| 1. be inclined, be disposed; care for, watch over; nurse; service customers. tendtendency tenden*cy , n.; pl. tendencies (#). [l. tendents, -entis, p. pr. of tendere: cf. f. tendance. see: tend to move.] direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country. in every experimental science, there is a tendency toward perfection |