Collocations for tend - verb Contents ADVERB PREPOSITION PHRASES Word list: Tend is used with these nouns as the object: ADVERB carefully, lovingly She lovingly tended her garden. Back to top ▲ PREPOSITION to He tended to her every need. Back to top ▲ PHRASES well-tended well-tended lawns Back to top ▲ Tend is used with these nouns as the object: cattle, fire, garden, sheep, sick Back to top ▲