at·tend ( -t nd )v. at·tend·ed, at·tend·ing, at·tends v.tr. 1. To be present at: attended class. 2. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: The speech was attended by wild applause. 3. a. To accompany or wait upon as a companion or servant. b. To take care of (a sick person, for example). See Synonyms at tend2. 4. To take charge of: They attended our affairs during our absence. 5. To listen to; heed: attended my every word. 6. Archaic To wait for; expect. v.intr. 1. To be present. 2. To take care; give attention: We'll attend to that problem later. 3. To apply or direct oneself: attended to their business. 4. To pay attention: attended disinterestedly to the debate. 5. To remain ready to serve; wait. 6. Obsolete To delay or wait. [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. |
attend
Verb
1. to be present at (an event)
2. to go regularly to a school, college, etc.
3. to look after: the actors lounged in their canvas chairs, attended by sycophants
4. to pay attention
5. attend to to apply oneself to: I've a few things I must attend to [Latin attendere to stretch towards]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | attend - 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?" church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" sit in - attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?" worship - attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week" |
| 2. | attend - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" minister - attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time" tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children" | |
| 3. | attend - to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" | |
| 4. |  attend - 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"valet - serve as a personal attendant to aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" fag - act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools serve - devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country" | |
| 5. | attend - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" fixate - pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death" |
attend
verb 1. be present, go to, visit, be at, be there, be here, frequent, haunt, appear at, turn up at, patronize, show up at (informal) show yourself, put in an appearance at, present yourself at << OPPOSITE be absent
verb 2. pay attention, listen, follow, hear, mark, mind, watch, note, regard, notice, observe, look on, heed, take to heart, pay heed, hearken (archaic) << OPPOSITE ignore
verb 3. escort, conduct, guard, shadow, accompany, companion, shepherd, convoy, usher, squire, chaperon
attend to someone look after, help, mind, aid, tend, nurse, care for, take care of, minister to, administer to
attend to something apply yourself to, concentrate on, look after, take care of, see to, get to work on, devote yourself to, occupy yourself with
Translations
attend [əˈtɛnd] vt [+ course] → suivre [+ meeting, talk]; assister à [+ school, church]; aller à, fréquenter [+ patient]; soigner, s'occuper de;
attend [əˈtɛnd] vt → besuchen;
(patient) → behandeln
(needs) → nachkommen +dat;
(customer) → bedienen
v attend [əˈtend]
1 to go to or be present at He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen. bywoon يَحضُـر посещавам přijít, účastnit se, chodit, navštěvovat være til stede; gå i besuchen παρίσταμαι asistir osa võtma, käima حضور داشتن؛ käydä, olla jossakin assister à, suivre לִהְיוֹת נוֹכַח हिस्सा लेना pohađati részt vesz (gyűlésen), jár (iskolába) mengikuti, menghadiri sækja; mæta assistere a, seguire 出席する 참석하다 dalyvauti, lankyti apmeklēt hadir bijwonen være til stede, gå på (skole osv.) uczestniczyć, uczęszczać ir a a frecventa; a fi prezent la посещать chodiť, dochádzať udeležiti se, obiskovati prisustvovati; pohađati delta i, gå på (i), bevista เข้าร่วม katılmak 參加 бути присутнім; відвідувати حاضر ہونا ، شامل ہونا tham gia 参加
2 (withto) to listen or give attention to Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying! luister, aandag gee يُصغي، يَنْتَبِه إلى внимавам dávat pozor høre efter; være opmærksom på achten (auf) παρακολουθώ atender, prestar atención a tähele panema توجه کردن seurata, tarkata prêter attention à לַשִׂים לֵב ל- सेवा करना pozorno pratiti figyel memperhatikan sÿna athygli prestare attenzione 注意して聞く 주의하다 klausyti, atkreipti dėmesį būt uzmanīgam; klausīties dengar opletten høre etter, være oppmerksom på zwracać uwagę, słuchać dar atenção a urmări (cu atenţie) быть внимательным dávať pozor prisluhniti slušati, obratiti pažnju lyssna, ge akt på ฟังอย่างตั้งใจ dinlemek 專心 слухати; бути уважним توجہ دینا chú ý 专心
3 to deal with I'll attend to that problem tomorrow. hanteer يُعالِج ، يَهْتَم بِ справям се věnovat se, zabývat se tage sig af sich kümmern (um) επιλαμβάνομαι, αντιμετωπίζω atender, ocuparse de tegelema رسیدگی کردن به hoitaa s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל ध्यान देना pozabaviti se foglalkozik vmivel menangani sinna, sjá um occuparsi di 処理する 종사하다 (iš)spręsti, pasirūpinti rūpēties par; izpildīt berurusan aandacht besteden aan ta seg av zajmować się, załatwiać tratar de a se ocupa de уделять внимание zaoberať sa, venovať sa ukvarjati se baviti se ta hand om, ombesörja ให้ความสนใจกับ uğraşmak 處理 займатися نمٹنا giải quyết 处理
4 to look after; to help or serve Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies. bystaan يَعْتَني грижа се pečovat o, ošetřovat, starat se o tage sig af; pleje; ledsage sich kümmern um φροντίζω asistir, atender hoolt kandma, teenindama پرستاری کردن؛ رسیدن به hoitaa, palvella soigner, s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל देखभाल करना njegovati ellát, gondoz; vki kíséretében van melayani annast assistere, occuparsi di, curare 付き添う 돌보다; 시중들다 prižiūrėti, rūpintis ārstēt; pakalpot menolong bijstaan, begeleiden ta seg av, pleie; ledsage opiekować się, obsługiwać tratar a îngriji, a sluji ухаживать; сопровождать ošetrovať; byť k dispozícii skrbeti za brinuti se, pobrinuti se sköta [], passa [], åtfölja ช่วยดูแล bakmak 照顧 доглядати; супроводити دیکھ بھال کرنا chăm sóc 照顾
n atˈtendance
His attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased. bywoning حُضور посещение účast, přítomnost, návštěvnost tilstedeværelse das Erscheinen, die Besucherzahl παρουσία asistencia osavõtt حضور läsnäolo assiduité; assistance נוֹכחוּת उपस्थिति posjećenost megjelenés, jelenlét, látogatottság kehadiran mæting frequenza 出席 (者) 출석(자) lankomumas apmeklētība kedatangan aanwezigheid, opkomst tilstedeværelse, frammøte frekwencja, obecność frequência frecvenţă; public посещаемость účasť, návštevnosť obisk prisustvovanje; posećenost närvaro, närvarande, deltagande การเข้าชั้นเรียน; การเข้างาน devam 出席 відвідуваність; присутність حاضری số người có mặt 出席
n atˈtendant
a person employed to look after someone or something a car-park attendant. wag خادِم، مُرافِق مُساعِد придружаващ dozorce vagt; opsynsmand der/die Wärter(in); der/die Pfleger(in) υπάλληλος encargado valvur, hooldaja متصدی valvoja, hoitaja gardien/-ienne מטַפֵּל परिचारक čuvar gondozó, kezelő, (parkoló)őr penjaga umsjónarmaður guardiano, custode 係員 시중드는 사람, 출석자 prižiūrėtojas apkalpotājs; pavadonis pembantu bediende, bewaker vakt, oppsynsmann opiekun, dozorca empregado supraveghetor, paznic служитель dozorca, -kyňa čuvaj poslužitelj/poslužiteljka; čuvar vakt, vaktmästare ผู้ต้อนรับ görevli 侍者 особа, що супроводить حاضر باش ، خادم người phục vụ 侍者
in attendance
in the position of helping or serving There was no doctor in attendance at the road accident. teenwoordig حاضِر (لِلمُساعَدَه) обслужвам přítomný på vagt; til stede zur Stelle παρών (για παροχή βοήθειας ή υπηρεσιών) de servicio aitamas برای خدمت یا کمک paikalla présent, là, de service נוֹכֵח देखभाग में लगा u službi ügyeletes (orvos) hadir viðstaddur in servizio 付き添っている 간호하는, 시중하는 dalyvaujantis, esantis apkalpot kādu memberikan rawatan van dienst på vakt, til stede obecny (gotów do pomocy) de serviço prezent, de serviciu, la dispoziţia в наличии prítomný, v službe dežuren radi pomoći (služenja) vårdande, tjänstgörande ในตำแหน่งที่ให้การช่วยเหลือหรือบริการ yanında, refakatinde 護理 для супроводу خدمت گذار có mặt 护理
attendance ends in -ance (not -ence ).
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