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attend

Pronunciation: /əˈtɛnd/

The English word “attend” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone).
  2. To wait on (someone or their instructions) as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (specifically of a gentleman-in-waiting or lady-in-waiting to a member of royalty), to accompany (someone) in order to assist or wait upon them; to escort.
  3. To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place).
  4. To take action with respect to (someone, or something such as a concern, problem, or task); to deal with, to handle.
  5. Of a (chiefly immaterial) thing: to be consequent to or present with (someone or something); to accompany.
  6. To look after (someone or something); to tend.
  7. Followed by to: to look after someone or something.
  8. To be ready to wait upon someone or their instructions as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (followed by on or upon), to accompany someone in order to assist or wait upon them.
  9. Followed by at: to go to and be present at a place for some purpose; also (obsolete), followed by on: to be present at and take part in an event.
  10. Followed by to: to take action with respect to someone or something; to deal with.
  11. Followed by on or upon: of a (chiefly immaterial) thing: to be consequent on or present with.
  12. To listen to (something or someone).
  13. To give consideration to (someone or something); to heed, to pay attention, to regard.
  14. Often followed by to, upon, or with: to give consideration; to pay attention.
  15. Followed by to or unto: to listen.
  16. To look out or wait for (someone, or something such as a decision or event); to await.
  17. To expect or look forward to (someone or something).
  18. Of a thing: to be in store or lie in wait for (someone or something); to await.
  19. To remain and wait; to abide.
  20. Followed by for: to expect or look forward.

Etymology

PIE word *h₂éd From Middle English attenden, atenden (“to devote oneself (to a task, etc.); to pay attention to (something), to look after; to consider (something); to expect or look forward to (something); to intend to do (something); to help or serve (someone), attend upon; to take care of (something)”), from Old French atendre (“to await, wait for; to expect; to intend”), from Latin attendere,…

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