to be present at (an event, meeting, etc) - when intr, followed by to:
to give care; minister - when intr, followed by to:
to pay attention; listen - (tr; often passive)
to accompany or follow: a high temperature attended by a severe cough - (intr; followed by on or upon)
to follow as a consequence (of) - (intransitive) followed by to:
to devote one's time; apply oneself: to attend to the garden - (transitive)
to escort or accompany - (intr; followed by on or upon)
to wait (on); serve; provide for the needs (of): to attend on a guest
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at•tend /əˈtɛnd/USA pronunciation
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to be present at:[~ + object]Children attend school each day.
- to go with or happen as a result;
accompany: [~ + object]Fever may attend the flu.[~ + on/upon + object]The events that attended on the assassination were mysterious. - to take care (of);
look after;
deal with: [~ + object]The nurse was attending her patient.[~ + to + object]We were attending to the burn victims. - to wait upon;
accompany or serve: [~ + object]The retainers attended their lord.[~ + to + object]The salespeople couldn't attend to all the customers at once.[~ + upon + object]They had to attend upon the queen. - to pay attention;
give care or thought to: [no object]Attend closely while the teacher is speaking.[~ + to + object]Be sure to attend to your work.
at•tend
(ə tend′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
at•tend′er, n.
at•tend′ing•ly, adv.
- to be present at:to attend a lecture; to attend church.
- to go with as a concomitant or result;
accompany:Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work. - to take care of;
minister to;
devote one's services to:The nurse attended the patient daily. - to wait upon;
accompany as a companion or servant:The retainers attended their lord. - to take charge of;
watch over;
look after;
tend;
guard:to attend one's health. - to listen to;
give heed to. - [Archaic.]to wait for;
expect.
v.i.
- to take care or charge:to attend to a sick person.
- to apply oneself:to attend to one's work.
- to pay attention;
listen or watch attentively;
direct one's thought;
pay heed:to attend to a speaker. - to be present:She is a member but does not attend regularly.
- to be present and ready to give service;
wait (usually fol. by on or upon):to attend upon the Queen. - to follow;
be consequent (usually fol. by on or upon). - [Obs.]to wait.
- Latin attendere to bend to, notice. See at-, tend1
- Anglo-French, Old French atendre
- Middle English atenden 1250–1300
at•tend′ing•ly, adv.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See accompany.
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