attend

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈtɛnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈtɛnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə tend′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
attend [sth]⇒ vtr (be present at)ir a vi + prep
  (formal)asistir a vi + prep
 I hope to attend the opening night.
 Espero ir a la noche de estreno.
attend [sth] vtr (school, church: go regularly)ir a vi + prep
  (formal)asistir a vi + prep
 Edith attends church every Sunday.
 Edith va a la iglesia todos los domingos.
attend [sb]⇒ vtr (look after, guard)vigilar⇒ vtr
  acompañar⇒ vtr
 The prisoner was attended by an armed escort.
 Un guardia armado vigilaba al prisionero.
attend⇒ vi (be present)asistir⇒ vi
 How many do you expect will attend?
 ¿Cuánta gente esperas que asista?
attend [sth]⇒ vtr formal, usually passive (accompany)acompañar⇒ vtr
 She had a high temperature, attended by a cough.
 Ella tenía una fiebre alta, acompañada de tos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
attend classes v expr (take lessons)ir a clase, asistir a clase loc verb
  ir a clases, asistir a clases loc verb
 I attend classes every Tuesday.
 Voy a clase cada martes.
attend classes v expr (be present at school)ir a clase, asistir a clase loc verb
  (formal)tomar clases presenciales loc verb
 The professor says it is not necessary to attend classes to pass the course.
 El profesor dice que no es necesario ir a clase para aprobar el curso.
attend Mass vtr + n (go to church service)asistir a misa loc verb
  ir a misa loc verb
 They attend Mass every Sunday morning.
 Asisten a misa cada domingo por la mañana.
attend on [sb] vi + prep UK (serve)atender a vtr + prep
 There were several staff to attend on the guests.
 Había varios empleados para atender a los invitados.
attend school v expr (go to classes)ir a la escuela loc verb
  asistir a clase loc verb
 We attend school from Monday through Friday.
 Vamos a la escuela de lunes a viernes.
attend services v expr (go to church)acudir a la iglesia loc verb
 Mom gave up asking us to attend services with her long ago.
 Hace tiempo que mamá dejó de pedirnos que acudiéramos con ella a la iglesia.
  ir a la iglesia loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Soy católico pero raramente voy a la iglesia.
attend to [sth] vi + prep (take care of)atender⇒ vtr
  ocuparse de v prnl + prep
 Please excuse me while I attend to a business matter.
 Por favor, disculpadme mientras atiendo un asunto de negocios.
attend to [sb] vi + prep (help)atender a vtr + prep
 The doctor will attend to you shortly.
 El doctor lo atenderá en un momento.
attend to [sth] vi + prep formal (pay attention to)poner atención a, prestar atención a loc verb
 The students were told to attend to his instructions very closely as he carried out the experiment.
 Les dijo a los estudiantes que prestasen atención a sus instrucciones mientras él realizaba el experimento.
attend to [sb] vi + prep (serve, wait upon)atender a vtr + prep
 The guest was told that the waiter would attend to him.
 Le dijeron al huésped que el camarero le atendería.
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'attend' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
absent - Come one, come all - crash a party - decline an invitation - do - dot the i's and cross the t's - gatecrash - go to church - go to school - hang on - hang on to - hang upon - hear - hover over - lig - make - make the scene - mind - present - see - see about - see to - serve - sit in - skip - skip class - skip school - take a course - take lessons - tend - trouble yourself with - turn out - wedding invitation
Spanish:
asistir a - concurrir - instruir - acudir - asistir - dar - atender - atender al público - atender en español - atender sus funciones - auxiliar - dar clase - deshacerse en atenciones - despachar - entrar a clases - ir - proveer

Collocations: attend to [business, the matter at hand], (have) [business] to attend to, attending to [his patient, a customer, the victims], more...

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