Attend

[ə'tend] or [ə'tɛnd]

Definition

(verb.) give heed (to); 'The children in the audience attended the recital quietly'; 'She hung on his every word'; 'They attended to everything he said'.

(verb.) 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?'.

(verb.) to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; 'Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation'.

(verb.) take charge of or deal with; 'Could you see about lunch?'; 'I must attend to this matter'; 'She took care of this business'.

Checker: Mattie--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

(v. t.) To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.

(v. t.) To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.

(v. t.) To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.

(v. t.) To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.

(v. t.) To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.

(v. i.) To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by to.

(v. i.) To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon.

(v. i.) (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business.

(v. i.) To wait; to stay; to delay.

Editor: Milton

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Accompany, escort, follow, go with, go along with, keep company with.[2]. Guard, watch, have in keeping.[3]. Serve, lackey, minister to, wait on, dance attendance on.[4]. Be present at.[5]. Await, be in store for, be ready for.

v. n. [1]. Listen, hearken, hear, give ear, pay attention.[2]. Tend, serve, wait, be attendant.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Listen, heed, notice, observe, wait_on, serve, mind, watch, accompany, consort,follow, imply, involve

ANT:Wander, disregard, leave, forsake, abandon, desert, exclude, neutralize

Checker: Zelig

Definition

v.t. to wait on or accompany: to be present at: to wait for: to give attention (with to).—v.i. to yield attention: to act as an attendant: to wait be consequent (with to on upon).—ns. Attend′ance act of attending: (B.) attention careful regard: presence: the persons attending; Attend′ancy (obs.) attendance a retinue: (obs.) relative position.—adj. Attend′ant giving attendance: accompanying.—n. one who attends or accompanies: a servant: what accompanies or follows: (law) one who owes a duty or service to another.—ns. Attend′er one who gives heed: a companion:—fem. Atten′dress; Attend′ment (Sir T. Browne) attention.—adj. Attent′ (Spens.) giving attention.—n. (Spens.) attention.—In attendance on waiting upon attending.

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Examples

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