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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

tend/take care

Hello,
Do both sentences sound okay: "The medics were tending/taking care of the wounded soldiers."? Can I also say "The medics were tending to the wounded soldiers."?

Thank you
  

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care for; take care of; tend to - all are possible.

— Philip

  • care for; take care of; tend to - all are possible.
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care for; take care of; tend to - all are possible.
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Can't we just say "tend the wounded soldiers"? Does it have to be followed by "to"?

Thanks, Philip
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Gene93Can't we just say "tend the wounded soldiers"? Does it have to be followed by "to"?Thanks, Philip
I think you're probably right. We tend the wounded, but 'tend to a wound' sounds natural to me.
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I looked it up in a few dictionaries and see that they say "tend the wounded", but "tend to someone's cuts/bruises/etc." I don't know whether to trust the dictionary or not.
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Gene93I looked it up in a few dictionaries and see that they say "tend the wounded", but "tend to someone's cuts/bruises/etc." I don't know whether to trust the dictionary or not.
That was my conclusion just above this post.
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