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verb (used with object) 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) 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 followed by on or upon ): to attend upon the Queen.
to follow; be consequent (usually followed by on or upon ).
Obsolete . to wait.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of attend 1250–1300; Middle English
atenden <Anglo-French, Old French
atendre <Latin
attendere to bend to, notice. See at-, tend
1 synonym study for attend 4 . See accompany.
OTHER WORDS FROM attend at·tend·er, noun at·tend·ing·ly, adverb well-at·tend·ed, adjective Words nearby attend Attawapiskat, attelet, attemper, attempt, Attenborough, attend , attendance, attendance allowance, attendance centre, attendant, attendee
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Example sentences from the Web for attend When Unicef held a consultation workshop in East Asia, Zeng attend ed as a speaker.
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Patrick Henry cheer, like other school sports, largely went dark, but the school’s junior varsity coach was not eager to shut down a private offseason competition team attend ed by some students at the Infinity Gymnastics gym in El Cajon.
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Billington, who attend s school with Baxter, said she would continue using TikTok regardless of its owner “as long they don’t change it and turn it into Instagram,” a TikTok rival.
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In 1995, Myerson made a point not to attend the 75th anniversary of the Miss America pageant.
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A few even noted that they attend Christmas mass with Christian friends.
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Even before the shootings, New York policeman were telling the Mayor not to attend their funerals.
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Volunteers only need to “attend a 16-hour course” in order to participate.
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Add to that the per diems paid for the 105 military commission personnel who attend the proceedings, which cost more than $16,000.
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The head clerk took the paper, and turned to attend to others.
Crime and Punishment | Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dusenberry now left Manuel in charge of Dunn, saying he was going out to attend to some business.
Manuel Pereira | F. C. Adams
But time was speedy and the war correspondents were anxious to attend the parade.
The Siege of Mafeking (1900) | J. Angus Hamilton.
If she can tell stories well, she might form a circle of children to attend a children's hour.
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But I shall certainly manage to attend to my duty to-morrow, and I hope to be at your service.
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British Dictionary definitions for attend verb to be present at (an event, meeting, etc)
(when intr, foll by to ) to give care; minister
(when intr, foll by to ) to pay attention; listen
(tr; often passive) to accompany or follow a high temperature attended by a severe cough
(intr; foll by on or upon) to follow as a consequence (of)
(intr foll by to ) to devote one's time; apply oneself to attend to the garden
(tr) to escort or accompany
(intr; foll by on or upon) to wait (on); serve; provide for the needs (of) to attend on a guest
(tr) archaic to wait for; expect
(intr) obsolete to delay
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Derived forms of attend attender , noun Word Origin for attend C13: from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere to stretch towards, from tendere to extend
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