attend
at·tend (ə tend′)
transitive verb
- Now Rare to take care or charge of; look after
- to wait on; minister to; serve
- to serve as doctor to during an illness
- to accompany; go with
- to accompany as a circumstance or result success attended his efforts
- to be present at to attend a concert
- Archaic to await
- Archaic to pay attention to
Etymology: ME attenden < OFr atendre, to wait, expect < L attendere, to stretch toward, give heed to < ad-, to + tendere, stretch: see thin
intransitive verb
- to pay attention; give heed
- to be in readiness; wait: with on or upon
- to devote or apply oneself (to)
- to give the required care or attention (to)
- Obsolete to wait or delay
attend
v.
To go with
accompany, escort, chaperon; see accompany 1, 3.To go to
be present at, go to, frequent, appear at, sit in on, visit, be a guest, revisit, haunt, be a member, be an habitué, make an appearance, audit. Antonyms
leave*, be missing, absent oneself. To take care of
minister to, serve, tend; see tend 1.
attend school
Object
- meeting: He pleaded for the strength to attend the prayer meeting.
- conference: Thursday I attended an external conference about meeting the needs of Mature Students in HE.
- seminar: Visitors should check before traveling to attend the seminar.
- workshop: Here is a full list of those who attended the workshop.
- ceremony: All parishioners are invited to attend the short opening ceremony.
- session: Would be able to attend weekly sessions at Aston University.
Subject
- delegate: The IMIA / EFMI workshop on Primary Care Informatics The meeting was attended by 30 delegates from around the world.
- representative: It was attended by 15 representatives from diverse areas of the north west who come in contact with bereaved children.
- participant: The workshop was attended by 16 participants; 12 from Egypt, two from Syria and one each from Jordan and Lebanon.
Preposition: as
- observer: Members are welcome to attend as observers and should contact the Honorary Secretary for further details.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
Adjective complement
- weekly: We also have already a large number Celebrity Guests attending weekly!
Modifying Another Word
- regularly: The MPA link member regularly attends Consultative Group meetings.
Preposition: for
- check-up: New patients are required to attend for a check-up with the practice nurse as soon as they join the practice.
- interview: Students must also attend for interview with their Adviser upon request ( e.g. to discuss progress issues ).
Preposition: by
- delegate: The IMIA / EFMI workshop on Primary Care Informatics The meeting was attended by 30 delegates from around the world.
- representative: It was attended by 15 representatives from diverse areas of the north west who come in contact with bereaved children.
- participant: The workshop was attended by 16 participants; 12 from Egypt, two from Syria and one each from Jordan and Lebanon.
- mayor: Also at the launch which was attended by the mayor, there was a special PLRS football cake!
- likes: Jewel opened in a flurry of publicity in November 2002 with a star studded launch attended by the likes of the...
O mighty love! Man is one world, and hath Another to attend him.
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