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at·tend 
[uh-tend] Pronunciation Key
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[uh-tend] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church. |
| 2. | to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work. |
| 3. | to take care of; minister to; devote one's services to: The nurse attended the patient daily. |
| 4. | to wait upon; accompany as a companion or servant: The retainers attended their lord. |
| 5. | to take charge of; watch over; look after; tend; guard: to attend one's health. |
| 6. | to listen to; give heed to. |
| 7. | Archaic. to wait for; expect. |
| 8. | to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person. |
| 9. | to apply oneself: to attend to one's work. |
| 10. | to pay attention; listen or watch attentively; direct one's thought; pay heed: to attend to a speaker. |
| 11. | to be present: She is a member but does not attend regularly. |
| 12. | to be present and ready to give service; wait (usually fol. by on or upon): to attend upon the Queen. |
| 13. | to follow; be consequent (usually fol. by on or upon). |
| 14. | Obsolete. to wait. |
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at·tend·er, noun
at·tend·ing·ly, adverb
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| at·tend
(ə-těnd') Pronunciation Key
v. at·tend·ed, at·tend·ing, at·tends v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, to heed : ad-, ad- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] at·tend'er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
attend
attend
c.1300, "to direct one's mind or energies," from O.Fr. atendre "to expect, wait for, pay attention," from L. attendere "give heed to," lit. "to stretch toward," from ad- "to" + tendere "stretch" (see tenet). The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something. Sense of "take care of, wait upon" is from 1420. Attendance "presenting oneself" (originally with intent of taking a part) is from c.1460. Attendant "one who attends" is from 1555. Attention "giving heed" is in Chaucer (c.1374). As a military cautionary word preparative to giving a command, it is attested from 1792. Attentive is from 1382 (implied in attentively).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| attend | |
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?" [ant: miss] |
| 2. | take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" |
| 3. | to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" |
| 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" [syn: serve] |
| 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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Attend
At*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attended; p. pr. & vb. n. Attending.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See Tend.]1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. [Obs.] The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over. 3. 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. The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. --Spenser. Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak. With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither. --Macaulay. 4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects. What cares must then attend the toiling swain. --Dryden. 5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting. 6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. [Obs.] The state that attends all men after this. --Locke. Three days I promised to attend my doom. --Dryden. Syn: To Attend, Mind, Regard, Heed, Notice. Usage: Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to notice is to think on that which strikes the senses. --Crabb. See Accompany.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Attend
At*tend"\, v. i. 1. 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. Attend to the voice of my supplications. --Ps. lxxxvi. 6. Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. --Jer. Taylor. 2. 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. He was required to attend upon the committee. --Clarendon. 3. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business. 4. To wait; to stay; to delay. [Obs.] For this perfection she must yet attend, Till to her Maker she espoused be. --Sir J. Davies. Syn: To Attend, Listen, Hearken. Usage: We attend with a view to hear and learn; we listen with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or to consider what has been said; we hearken when we listen with a willing mind, and in reference to obeying.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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