attend

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A0508800 (ə-tĕnd′)v. at·tend·ed, at·tend·ing, at·tends v.tr.1. a. To be present at: attended the lecture.b. To go regularly to: attended class every Tuesday and Thursday.2. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: The speech was attended by wild applause.3. a. To take care of (a sick person, for example). See Synonyms at tend².b. To accompany or wait upon as a companion or servant.4. To take charge of: They attended our affairs during our absence.5. To listen to; heed: attended my every word.6. Archaic To wait for; expect.v.intr.1. To be present, as at a scheduled event.2. To take care; give attention: We'll attend to that problem later.3. To apply or direct oneself; take action: attended to their business.4. To pay attention: attended disinterestedly to the debate.5. To remain ready to serve; wait.6. Obsolete To delay or wait.

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[Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, to heed : ad-, ad- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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at·tend′er n.

attend

(əˈtɛnd) vb1. to be present at (an event, meeting, etc)2. (when: intr, foll by to) to give care; minister3. (when: intr, foll by to) to pay attention; listen4. (tr; often passive) to accompany or follow: a high temperature attended by a severe cough. 5. (intr; foll by on or upon) to follow as a consequence (of)6. (foll by: to) to devote one's time; apply oneself: to attend to the garden. 7. (tr) to escort or accompany8. (intr; foll by on or upon) to wait (on); serve; provide for the needs (of): to attend on a guest. 9. (tr) archaic to wait for; expect10. (intr) obsolete to delay[C13: from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere to stretch towards, from tendere to extend] atˈtender n

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v.t. 1. to be present at: to attend school. 2. to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. 3. to take care of; minister to: a nurse attending a patient. 4. to wait upon; accompany or serve: The retainers attended their lord. 5. to look after; guard: to attend one's health. 6. to listen to; give heed to: to attend a warning. 7. Archaic. to wait for; expect. v.i. 8. to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person. 9. to apply oneself: to attend to one's work. 10. to pay attention; listen or watch alertly: to attend to a speaker. 11. to be present. 12. to be present and ready to serve; wait: to attend upon the queen. 13. to follow; be consequent (usu. fol. by on or upon). 14. Obs. to wait. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French atendre < Latin attendere to bend to, notice. See at-, tend¹] at•tend′er, n. at•tend′ing•ly, adv. syn: See accompany.

attend

Past participle: attended
Gerund: attending

Imperative
attend
attend

Present
I attend
you attend
he/she/it attends
we attend
you attend
they attend

Preterite
I attended
you attended
he/she/it attended
we attended
you attended
they attended

Present Continuous
I am attending
you are attending
he/she/it is attending
we are attending
you are attending
they are attending

Present Perfect
I have attended
you have attended
he/she/it has attended
we have attended
you have attended
they have attended

Past Continuous
I was attending
you were attending
he/she/it was attending
we were attending
you were attending
they were attending

Past Perfect
I had attended
you had attended
he/she/it had attended
we had attended
you had attended
they had attended

Future
I will attend
you will attend
he/she/it will attend
we will attend
you will attend
they will attend

Future Perfect
I will have attended
you will have attended
he/she/it will have attended
we will have attended
you will have attended
they will have attended

Future Continuous
I will be attending
you will be attending
he/she/it will be attending
we will be attending
you will be attending
they will be attending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been attending
you have been attending
he/she/it has been attending
we have been attending
you have been attending
they have been attending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been attending
you will have been attending
he/she/it will have been attending
we will have been attending
you will have been attending
they will have been attending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been attending
you had been attending
he/she/it had been attending
we had been attending
you had been attending
they had been attending

Conditional
I would attend
you would attend
he/she/it would attend
we would attend
you would attend
they would attend

Past Conditional
I would have attended
you would have attended
he/she/it would have attended
we would have attended
you would have attended
they would have attended

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	attend - be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"go tochurch service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"sit in - attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?"worship - attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
	2.	attend - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"take care, look, seeminister - attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"give care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
	3.	attend - to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"accompany, attach to, come with, go with - be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"
	4.	attend - work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"wait on, attend to, assist, servevalet - serve as a personal attendant toaid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"fag - act as a servant for older boys, in British public schoolsserve - devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"
	5.	attend - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"advert, give ear, pay heed, hanglisten - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"fixate - pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"

attend

verb1. be present, go to, visit, be at, be there, be here, frequent, haunt, appear at, turn up at, patronize, show up at (informal), show yourself, put in an appearance at, present yourself at Thousands of people attended the funeral.
be present miss, be absent, play truant2. pay attention, listen, follow, hear, mark, mind, watch, note, regard, notice, observe, look on, heed, take to heart, pay heed, hearken (archaic) I'm not sure what he said - I wasn't attending.
pay attention ignore, discount, neglect, disregard3. escort, conduct, guard, shadow, accompany, companion, shepherd, convoy, usher, squire, chaperon horse-drawn coaches attended by liveried footmenattend to someone look after, help, mind, aid, tend, nurse, care for, take care of, minister to, administer to The main thing is to attend to the injured.attend to something1. apply yourself to, concentrate on, look after, take care of, see to, get to work on, devote yourself to, occupy yourself with You had better attend to the matter in hand.2. deal with, manage, address, tackle, cope with, take care of, see to There are more pressing needs to be attended to today.

attend

verb1. To occur as a consequence:ensue, follow, result.2. To be with or go with (another):accompany, companion, company, escort.Obsolete: consort.Idiom: go hand in hand with.3. To work and care for:do for, minister to, serve, wait on (or upon).4. To have the care and supervision of:care for, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend, watch.Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care of, take under one's wing.5. To perceive by ear, usually attentively:hark, hear, heed, listen.Archaic: hearken.Idiom: give one's ear.

Translations

倾听出席参加处理照顾

attend

(əˈtend) verb1. to go to or be present at. He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen. 參加 参加2. (with to) to listen or give attention to. Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying! 傾聽或注意 倾听，留意 3. to deal with. I'll attend to that problem tomorrow. 處理 处理4. to look after; to help or serve. Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies. 照顧 照顾atˈtendance nounHis attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased. 出席 出席atˈtendant noun a person employed to look after someone or something. a car-park attendant. 服務員 侍者in attendance in the position of helping or serving. There was no doctor in attendance at the road accident. 照料或服務 侍候，照料

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attendance ends in -ance (not -ence).

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