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Attend

Attend Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Attend?
[v] give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They paid attention to everything he said"
[v] take charge of; "My deputy attended my affairs while I was on vacation" [v] 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" [v] take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [v] apply oneself to; "We will attend to this matter as soon as possible" [v] 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?" [v] to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Attend: advert | assist | attend to | give ear | go to | hang | look | pay attention | pay heed | see | serve | take care | wait on Related Terms | Find terms related to Attend: accompany | administer to | aid | animadvert | appear | assist | assister | associate | associate with | assort with | attend on | attend to | audit | auscultate | band together | be all ears | be at | be present at | bear | become of | bend an ear | bug | care for | carry | catch | cater to | chaperon | chaperone | chore | cock the ears | combine | come about | come after | come of | come out | come to | companion | company | conduct | confederate | consociate | consort with | convoy | couple with | dance attendance upon | deal with | develop | direct | displace | do | do for | do service to | drudge | eavesdrop | emanate | end | ensue | escort | esquire | eventuate | examine by ear | eye | fall out | fare | flock together | follow | follow after | follow up | fraternize | frequent | gape | give attention | give audience to | give ear | give heed to | give rise to | go after | go along with | go to | go with | govern | guard | guide | handle | hang around with | hark | haunt | hear | hear out | hearken | heed | help | herd together | intercept | issue | join | keep company with | lackey | lead | lend an ear | listen | listen at | listen in | listen to | look | look after | look at | look on | look out for | maid | manage | mark | marshal | mind | mingle | minister to | mix | note | notice | observe | ogle | oversee | overtake | pan out | pander to | pay attention to | prove | prove to be | regard | regulate | remark | replace | result | run | run with | see | serve | shepherd | show up | sit in | sit in on | squire | succeed | supervene | supervise | take care of | take in | take note | take notice | take out | tap | tend | tend to | terminate | track | trail | turn out | turn to | turn up | unfold | upon | usher | valet | view | visit | wait | wait on | watch | watch over | wiretap | witness | work for | work out See Also | accompany | aid | apply | attach to | be | care | come with | fag | fixate | give care | go with | help | listen | minister | sit in | take charge | take control | take hold | tend | valet | worship Attend In Webster's Dictionary \At*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attended}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Attending}.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to
expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to
apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}.]
1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give
heed to; to regard. [Obs.]
The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not
attend the unskillful words of the passenger. --Sir
P. Sidney.
2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch
over.
3. 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.
The fifth had charge sick persons to attend.
--Spenser.
Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.
With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to
attend William thither. --Macaulay.
4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or
consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
What cares must then attend the toiling swain.
--Dryden.
5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert,
a business meeting.
6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store
for. [Obs.]
The state that attends all men after this. --Locke.
Three days I promised to attend my doom. --Dryden.
Syn: To {Attend}, {Mind}, {Regard}, {Heed}, {Notice}.
Usage: Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To
mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to
regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed
is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution;
to notice is to think on that which strikes the
senses. --Crabb. See {Accompany}.
\At*tend"\, v. i. 1. 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 to the voice of my supplications. --Ps. lxxxvi. 6. Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. --Jer. Taylor. 2. 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. He was required to attend upon the committee. --Clarendon. 3. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business. 4. To wait; to stay; to delay. [Obs.] For this perfection she must yet attend, Till to her Maker she espoused be. --Sir J. Davies. Syn: To {Attend}, {Listen}, {Hearken}. Usage: We attend with a view to hear and learn; we listen with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or to consider what has been said; we hearken when we listen with a willing mind, and in reference to obeying. |
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