[Grammar] tend to

[shibli.aftab]

What are the differences between these two sentence in meaning?

He tends to exaggerate. "and" He is exaggerated.


Please also explain the differences between

He tends to be selfish. "and" He is selfish.




Regards

 

[probus]

"He tends to be selfish" means that he is sometimes selfish, or even frequently selfish.

"He is exaggerated" is incorrect and meaningless.

 

[bhaisahab]

What are the differences between these two sentence in meaning?

He tends to exaggerate. "and" He is exaggerated. The second one doesn't make sense.



Regards

Bhai.

 

[shibli.aftab]

What does "He tends to exaggerate" mean?
Please rephrase it.
Thanks

 

[5jj]

See probus's response in post #2 and this definition.