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Soheil1 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Tend to

Hi.
In
Though westerners tend to see religion as mainly a matter of belief while those in the
Far East tend to highlight practice, religion is in fact multifaceted, involving belief,
ritual, everyday practice, morality and much else.
'tend to' means 'prefer to', 'many times', or something else?

Thanks in advance
  

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soheil1 Though westerners tend to see religion as mainly ... ~ Though westerners [for the most part / mostly / on the whole / most of the time] see religion as mainly ... to tend: to exhibit an inclination or tendency <tends to be optimistic> CJ

— CalifJim

  • soheil1 Though westerners tend to see religion as mainly ...
  • ~ Though westerners [for the most part / mostly / on the whole / most of the time] see religion as mainly ...
  • to tend: to exhibit an inclination or tendency <tends to be optimistic> CJ
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soheil1Though westerners tend to see religion as mainly ...
~ Though westerners [for the most part / mostly / on the whole / most of the time] see religion as mainly ...

to tend: to exhibit an inclination or tendency <tends to be optimistic>

CJ
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are apt to see . . .

usually see . . .
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Isn't tendency a prefference?
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Consider,
eg Since he broke his leg. he tends to limp.
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"Preference" has one f.
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CliveConsider,eg Since he broke his leg. he tends to limp.
Is it about the frequency, meaning he limps many times?
Or is it about the comfortableness, meaning he prefers to limp?
Or can you be clearer?
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It's more of an innate inclination, not a preference or a conscious choice.

Nobody wants to limp, do they?
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No, but it might be hard for them to walk normally.

Means he can't walk normally? Can't 'tend to' be omitted alltogether?
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He tends to limp. This tells us he limps a lot, but not all the time.
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CliveHe tends to limp. This tells us he limps a lot, but not all the time.
jusst this?
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