tiendo a

tend to

→ tender
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tend to Used to say that someone usually does something or is likely to do something.
SP: Tiendo a llegar temprano.
EN: I tend to arrive early.

Tiendo a murmurar en algunas ocasiones.

I tend to mutter on occasion.

Concedo que tiendo a casarme pronto, ya que aceptaré a quien me tome.

I admit that I am likely to marry soon, since I will accept whoever takes me.

— American Splendor (2003)

Así que tiendo a oír compositores más pesados.

So I tend to listen to heavier composers.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Tiendo a balbucear en ocasiones.

I tend to babble sometimes.