tend-

tend- root words — words with the tend- root

The root tend- comes from Latin tendo, meaning stretch. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including attend, attended, attending, attends, attention, extend, extended, extending, extends, extension, extensive, extent. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tend- root

Explore words with tend- — words containing the tend- root and sharing its sense of "stretch". Examples include attend, attended, attending, attends, attention, extend, extended, extending, extends, extension, extensive, extent. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tend- root means stretch, from Latin tendo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.