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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

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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.


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attend Usage Examples

Object

  • meeting: He pleaded for the strength to attend the prayer meeting.

Subject

  • delegate: The IMIA / EFMI workshop on Primary Care Informatics The meeting was attended by 30 delegates from around the world.

Preposition: as

  • observer: Members are welcome to attend as observers and should contact the Honorary Secretary for further details.

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.

Preposition: by

  • delegate: The IMIA / EFMI workshop on Primary Care Informatics The meeting was attended by 30 delegates from around the world.
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attend quotes

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

-Herbert, George

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