Guard and Tend

Guard

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Tend is a synonym for guard in care for topic. In some cases you can use "Tend" instead a verb "Guard", when it comes to topics like protect.

Tend

Tend verb - To take charge of especially on behalf of another.
Usage example: tend the store while I run an errand

Guard is a synonym for tend in care for topic. You can use "Guard" instead a verb "Tend", if it concerns topics such as protection, watch over.

Common collocations

point guard point tend point
time guard time tend time
garden guard garden tend garden
way guard way tend way
Other words: attacks.

Both words in one sentence

  • Angry Guard Dog And strangely enough, while bulldogs tend to be used in media for this trope, they tend to be one of the worst suited breeds for guard dogs in real life, due to their amiable disposition and poor athletic ability.
  • The Hedge of Thorns Also, the thorns tend to quickly eat whatever dies or lets its guard down within it.
  • Film / The Running Man Again, when the studio guard, who had stood loyally at his side for all this time, abandons him to tend to other business.
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