tender

to hang up (clothes), to tend (to), to have a tendency (to)

t e n ˈd e ɾ
tend stretch; extend + er Second-conjugation marker
verb Rare #38,418
to hang up (clothes) Often used with "la ropa" (clothes/laundry).
SP: Voy a tender la ropa en el balcón.
EN: I'm going to hang the clothes up on the balcony.
to tend (to), to have a tendency (to) Commonly used with "a" + infinitive ("tender a" + verb).
SP: Ella suele tender a llegar tarde.
EN: She tends to arrive late.
Conjugation of tender
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third tendió tendieron
tender
Past

Ella parece tender a exagerar las cosas.

She seems to have a tendency to exaggerate things.

Voy a tender la ropa.

I'm going to hang out the laundry.

Búscate otra cuerda de tender.

Find yourself another clothesline.

— Carandiru (2003)

Déjame tender la ropa.

Let me hang up the laundry.

— Carandiru (2003)

Una cuerda para tender.

A clothesline.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Por favor, dime cómo tender mi cama.

Please tell me how to make my bed.

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