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   At·tend

   /əˈtend/

   

   verb

   • 1. be present at (an event, meeting, or function): "the entire sales force attended the conference" Similar be present atbe atbe there atsit in ontake part inappear atput in an appearance atmake an appearance atpresent oneself atturn up atvisitpay a visit togo tofrequenthauntpatronizeinformal:show up atpop up atshow one's face athang out attake incatchOpposite miss
   • ▪ go regularly to (an educational, religious, social, or clinical institution): "all children are required to attend school"
   • 2. deal with: "he muttered that he had business to attend to" Similar deal withcope withsee toaddressmanageorganizeorchestratemake arrangements forsort outhandletake care oftake charge oftake responsibility fortake in handtake forwardtake upundertaketacklegive one's attention toapply oneself toOpposite neglect
   • ▪ give practical help and care to; look after: "the severely wounded had two medics to attend to their wounds" Similar care forlook aftertake care ofminister toadminister tokeep an eye onsee totendtreatnursehelpaidassistsuccornurturemindinformal:doctor
   • ▪ pay attention to: "Alice hadn't attended to a word of his sermon" Similar pay attentionpay heedbe attentivelistenlend an earconcentrate ontake note ofbear in mindgive thought totake into considerationbe heedful ofheedrespectfollowobservenoticemarkinformal:tune in toget a load ofcheck outbe all ears forarchaic:hearkengive earregardOpposite disregardignore
   • 3. escort or accompany (a member of royalty or other important personage) so as to assist them; wait on: "Her Royal Highness was attended by two capable women" Similar escortaccompanyguardchaperonesquireconvoyguideleadconductushershepherdfollowshadowassisthelpservewait on
   • 4. occur with or as a result of: "people feared that the switch to a peacetime economy would be attended by a severe slump" Similar be accompanied bybe associated withbe connected withbe linked withgo hand in hand withoccur withco-occur withcoexist withbe produced bybe brought about byoriginate fromoriginate instem fromresult frombe a result ofarise fromfollow on frombe a consequence of

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘apply one's mind or energies to’): from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. attender noun

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   The verb attend means to be present, to listen, or give care or attention to. You can attend your family reunion, attend to a project you've been ignoring, or attend to your teacher's voice. When you use attend as "pay attention" or "take care of," it's followed by "to."

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   [intransitive, transitive] to be present at an event We'd like as many people as possible to attend. attend something The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. to attend a wedding/funeral. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.

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