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attend

at·tend

US/əˈtɛnd/ common

verb

1.

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?”
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2.

take charge of or deal with

  • “Could you see about lunch?”
  • “I must attend to this matter”
  • “She took care of this business”
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3.

to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result

  • “Menuhin”
4.

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”
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5.

give heed (to)

  • “The children in the audience attended the recital quietly”
  • “She hung on his every word”
  • “They attended to everything he said”
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Origin

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, adtendere (“to pay attention to, attend; to direct or turn toward”), from ad- (“prefix meaning ‘to, towards’”) + tendō (“to direct one’s course; to extend, stretch; to exert, strive”). Doublet of attempt and tend.

Phrases

  • attend to
  • stretch-attend posture

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