tend towards

verb

Roget 278: tend towards, bend towards, point towards; conduct to, go to; point to, point at; bend, trend, verge, incline, dip, determine.    steer for, steer towards, make for, make towards; aim at, level at; take aim; keep a course, hold a course; be bound for; bend one's steps towards; direct one's course, steer one's course, bend one's course, shape one's course; align one's march, allign one's march^†; to straight, go straight to the point; march on, march on a point.    ascertain one's direction etc. n.; s'orienter [Fr.], see which way the wind blows; box the compass; take the air line.    ... show more

tend toward

Moby thesaurus: be disposed to, choose rather, favor, feel about it, have a bias, have preference, have rather, honor before, incline toward, lean toward, lean towards, like better, look at it, please, prefer, prefer to, rather, see fit, set before, think best, think fit, think proper, view ... show more.

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