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attend Definition

at·tend (ə tend′)

transitive verb

  1. Now Rare to take care or charge of; look after
    1. to wait on; minister to; serve
    2. to serve as doctor to during an illness
  3. to accompany; go with
  4. to accompany as a circumstance or result success attended his efforts
  5. to be present at to attend a concert
  6. Archaic to await
  7. 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

  1. to pay attention; give heed
  2. to be in readiness; wait: with on or upon
  3. to devote or apply oneself (to)
  4. to give the required care or attention (to)
  5. Obsolete to wait or delay

attend Synonyms

attend

v.

  1. To go with

    accompany, escort, chaperon; see accompany 1, 3.

  2. 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.

  3. To take care of

    minister to, serve, tend; see tend 1.

attend school

undergo schooling, study, go to school, be educated, receive instruction, matriculate, learn, take courses, register, enroll; see also register 1. See syn. study ataccompany.

attend Usage Examples

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...
attend Quotes

   O mighty love! Man is one world, and hath Another to attend him.

—Herbert, George