Definition of attend Attend
/ʌtɛˈnd/ - [utend] - at•tend
We found 22 definitions of attend from 5 different sources.
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| 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" | ||
| hang, advert, pay heed, give ear | ||
| listen hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" | ||
| fixate become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" | ||
| 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 to | ||
| miss fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| church service, church a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" | ||
| sit in participate in an act of civil disobedience | ||
| worship show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva" | ||
| 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, see | ||
| give care, care feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" | ||
| minister work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish" | ||
| tend manage or run; "tend a store" | ||
| attend - to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" | ||
| come with, attach to, go with, accompany 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" | ||
| 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" | ||
| serve, attend to, wait on, assist | ||
| aid, assist, help act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function | ||
| valet serve as a personal attendant to | ||
| fag act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools | ||
| serve put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- attend (v. t.)
To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. - attend (v. t.)
To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over. - attend (v. t.)
To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve. - attend (v. t.)
To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects. - attend (v. t.)
To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting. - attend (v. t.)
To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. - attend (v. i.)
To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by to. - attend (v. i.)
To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon. - attend (v. i.)
(with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business. - attend (v. i.)
To wait; to stay; to delay.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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attend
To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. -
attend
To go to or be present at (e.g. meetings, church services, university, etc.). -
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To listen or give attention to. -
attend
To be in charge of or deal with. -
attend
To be a servant for, to work for, to be employed by.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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attend
at-tend′, v.t. to wait on or accompany: to be present at: to wait for: to give attention (with to).—v.i. to yield attention: to act as an attendant: to wait, be consequent (with to, on, upon).—ns. Attend′ance, act of attending: (B.) attention, careful regard: presence: the persons attending; Attend′ancy (obs.), attendance, a retinue: (obs.) relative position.—adj. Attend′ant, giving attendance: accompanying.—n. one who attends or accompanies: a servant: what accompanies or follows: (law) one who owes a duty or service to another.—ns. Attend′er, one who gives heed: a companion:—fem. Atten′dress; Attend′ment (Sir T. Browne), attention.—adj. Attent′ (Spens.), giving attention.—n. (Spens.) attention.—In attendance on, waiting upon, attending. [O. Fr. atendre—L. attendĕre—ad, to, tendĕre, to stretch.]
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🔤- attend, verb, present, 1st person singular of attend (infinitive).
- attend, verb (infinitive).
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