attend

at·tend

 (ə-tĕnd′)

v. at·tend·ed, at·tend·ing, at·tends

v.tr.

1.

a. To be present at: attended the lecture.

b. To go regularly to: attended class every Tuesday and Thursday.

2. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: The speech was attended by wild applause.

3.

a. To take care of (a sick person, for example). See Synonyms at tend².

b. To accompany or wait upon as a companion or servant.

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, as at a scheduled event.

2. To take care; give attention: We'll attend to that problem later.

3. To apply or direct oneself; take action: 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.

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[Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, to heed : ad-, ad- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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at·tend′er n.

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attend

(əˈtɛnd)

vb

1. to be present at (an event, meeting, etc)

2. (when: intr, foll by to) to give care; minister

3. (when: intr, foll by to) to pay attention; listen

4. (tr; often passive) to accompany or follow: a high temperature attended by a severe cough.

5. (intr; foll by on or upon) to follow as a consequence (of)

6. (foll by: to) to devote one's time; apply oneself: to attend to the garden.

7. (tr) to escort or accompany

8. (intr; foll by on or upon) to wait (on); serve; provide for the needs (of): to attend on a guest.

9. (tr) archaic to wait for; expect

10. (intr) obsolete to delay

[C13: from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere to stretch towards, from tendere to extend]

atˈtender n

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at•tend

(əˈtɛnd)

v.t.

1. to be present at: to attend school.

2. to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold.

3. to take care of; minister to: a nurse attending a patient.

4. to wait upon; accompany or serve: The retainers attended their lord.

5. to look after; guard: to attend one's health.

6. to listen to; give heed to: to attend a warning.

7. Archaic. to wait for; expect.

v.i.

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 alertly: to attend to a speaker.

11. to be present.

12. to be present and ready to serve; wait: to attend upon the queen.

13. to follow; be consequent (usu. fol. by on or upon).

14. Obs. to wait.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French atendre < Latin attendere to bend to, notice. See at-, tend¹]

at•tend′er, n.

at•tend′ing•ly, adv.

syn: See accompany.

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attend

Past participle: attended
Gerund: attending

Imperative

attend

attend

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Thesaurus

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?" go to 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" take care, look, see 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" give care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
	3.	attend - to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" accompany, attach to, come with, go with - be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"
	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" wait on, attend to, assist, serve 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" 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" advert, give ear, pay heed, hang 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"

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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 Thousands of people attended the funeral.
be present miss, be absent, play truant

2. pay attention, listen, follow, hear, mark, mind, watch, note, regard, notice, observe, look on, heed, take to heart, pay heed, hearken (archaic) I'm not sure what he said - I wasn't attending.
pay attention ignore, discount, neglect, disregard

3. escort, conduct, guard, shadow, accompany, companion, shepherd, convoy, usher, squire, chaperon horse-drawn coaches attended by liveried footmen

attend to someone look after, help, mind, aid, tend, nurse, care for, take care of, minister to, administer to The main thing is to attend to the injured.

attend to something

1. apply yourself to, concentrate on, look after, take care of, see to, get to work on, devote yourself to, occupy yourself with You had better attend to the matter in hand.

2. deal with, manage, address, tackle, cope with, take care of, see to There are more pressing needs to be attended to today.

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attend

verb

1. To occur as a consequence:

ensue, follow, result.

2. To be with or go with (another):

accompany, companion, company, escort.

Obsolete: consort.

Idiom: go hand in hand with.

3. To work and care for:

do for, minister to, serve, wait on (or upon).

4. To have the care and supervision of:

care for, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend, watch.

Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care of, take under one's wing.

5. To perceive by ear, usually attentively:

hark, hear, heed, listen.

Archaic: hearken.

Idiom: give one's ear.

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Translations

يَحْضُرُيَحضُـريُصغي، يَنْتَبِه إلىيُعالِج ، يَهْتَم بِيَعْتَني

choditdávat pozornavštěvovatošetřovatpečovat o

deltage igå ihøre efterledsagepleje

teilnehmenbesuchenkümmernpflegensich kümmern um

παρακολουθώπαρευρίσκομαι

asistiratenderocuparse de

hoitaahuolehtiahuoliläsnäolla

assistersoignervisiterassister àfréquenter

prisustvovati

járkíséret: vki kíséretében vanrészt veszeljár

annastsækja; mætasinna, sjá umsÿna athygli

badarefrequentareparteciparepresenziareservire

出席する

출석하다

atkreipti dėmesįdalyvaujantisdalyvautiesantisišspręsti

apmeklētārstētbūt uzmanīgamizpildītklausīties

bijwonen

deltagå påhøre etterpleieta seg av

uczestniczyć w (czymś)

comparecer

посещать

byť k dispozícii

obiskatiobiskovatiudeležiti se

närvara

เข้าร่วม

katılmakuğraşmakbakmakdinlemek

tham dự

倾听出席参加处理照顾

attend

[əˈtend]

A. VT

1. (= be present at) [+ meeting, school etc] → asistir a, acudir a; (regularly) [+ school, church] → ir a

2. (= wait upon) [waiter] → servir, atender; [servant, helper] → ocuparse de (Med) → atender, asistir; (= accompany) → acompañar
attended by six bridesmaids → acompañada por seis damas de honor

3. (frm) (fig) a method attended by many risks → un método que comporta muchos riesgos
the policy was attended by many difficulties → la política tropezó con muchas dificultades

B. VI

1. (= be present) → asistir, acudir

2. (= pay attention) → prestar atención, poner atención (LAm)

attend on (o.f.) VI + PREP = attend upon

attend to VI + PREP

1. (= pay attention to) [+ words, work, lesson, speech] → prestar atención a, poner atención en (LAm); [+ advice] → seguir

2. (= deal with) [+ task, business] → ocuparse de, atender (Comm) [+ order] → tramitar
to attend to one's work → ocuparse de su trabajo

3. (= give help to) → servir a
to attend to a customer → atender a un(a) cliente
are you being attended to? (in shop) → ¿le atienden?
I'll attend to you in a moment → un momentito y estoy con usted

attend upon (o.f.) VI + PREP [+ person] → servir; [servant, helper] → ocuparse de

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attend

[əˈtɛnd] vt

(= go to) [+ meeting, talk, conference, lecture] → assister à; [+ school, church] → aller à; [+ course] → suivre

[+ patient] → soigner, s'occuper de

attend on

attend upon vt fus [+ person] → servir, être au service de

attend to

vt fus

[+ needs, affairs] → s'occuper de

[+ customer] → s'occuper de, servir

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attend

vt

classes, church, meeting, school etc → besuchen; wedding, funeral → anwesend or zugegen sein bei, beiwohnen (+dat) (geh); the wedding was well attended → die Hochzeit war gut besucht

(= accompany) → begleiten; (= wait on) queen etc → bedienen, aufwarten (+dat); which doctor is attending you? → von welchem Arzt werden Sie behandelt?, wer ist Ihr behandelnder Arzt?

vi

(= be present) → anwesend sein; are you going to attend? → gehen Sie hin?; to attend at a birth → bei einer Geburt helfen or assistieren; to attend (up)on somebody (old) → jdm aufwarten (old)

(= pay attention) → aufpassen

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attend

[əˈtɛnd]

1. vt

a. (be present at, meeting) → andare a, assistere a, essere presente a; (regularly, school, church) → frequentare; (course, classes) → seguire, frequentare
the lecture was well attended → c'era molta gente alla conferenza

b. (subj, bridesmaid, lady-in-waiting) → accompagnare; (doctor) → avere in cura, curare, assistere

2. vi (be present) → essere presente, esserci; (pay attention to) → prestare attenzione, stare attento/a

attend to vi + prep (needs, affairs) → prendersi cura di; (customer, work) → occuparsi di
are you being attended to? (in shop) → la stanno servendo?

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attend

(əˈtend) verb

1. to go to or be present at. He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen. bywoon يَحضُـر посещавам ir a přijít, účastnit se, chodit, navštěvovat besuchen være til stede; gå i παρίσταμαιasistir osa võtma, käima حضور داشتن؛ osallistua 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 bijwonenvære til stede, gå påuczestniczyć, uczęszczać حاضراوسیدل 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. (with to) to listen or give attention to. Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying! luister, aandag gee يُصغي، يَنْتَبِه إلى внимавам dar atenção dávat pozor achten høre efter; være opmærksom på παρακολουθώatender, prestar atención a tähele panema توجه کردن kuunnella prêter attention à לַשִׂים לֵב ל- सेवा करना pozorno pratiti figyel memperhatikan sÿna athygli prestare attenzione 注意して聞く 주의해서 듣다 klausyti, atkreipti dėmesį būt uzmanīgam; klausīties dengar oplettenhøre etter, være oppmerksom på zwracać uwagę, słuchać پام کول dar atenção a ur­mări (cu atenţie) быть внимательным dávať pozor prisluhniti slušati, obratiti pažnju lyssna, ge akt på ฟังอย่างตั้งใจ dinlemek 傾聽或注意 слухати; бути уважним توجہ دینا chú ý 倾听，留意

3. to deal with. I'll attend to that problem tomorrow. hanteer يُعالِج ، يَهْتَم بِ справям се tratar de věnovat se, zabývat se sich kümmern (um) tage sig af επιλαμβάνομαι, αντιμετωπίζωatender, ocuparse de tegelema رسیدگی کردن به käsitellä s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל ध्यान देना pozabaviti se foglalkozik vmivel menangani sinna, sjá um occuparsi di 処理する 처리하다 (iš)spręsti, pasirūpinti rūpēties par; izpildīt berurusan aandacht besteden aan ta seg av zajmować się, załatwiać رسیدل 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 cuidar pečovat o, ošetřovat, starat se o sich kümmern um tage sig af; pleje; ledsage φροντίζωasistir, atender hoolt kandma, teenindama پرستاری کردن؛ رسیدن به 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 prižiūrėti, rūpintis ārstēt; pakalpot menolong bijstaan, begeleiden ta seg av, pleie; ledsageopiekować się, obsługiwać رسیدل tratar a îngriji, a sluji ухаживать; сопровождать ošetrovať; byť k dispozícii skrbeti za brinuti se, pobrinuti se sköta [om], passa [på], åtfölja ช่วยดูแล bakmak 照顧 доглядати; супроводити دیکھ بھال کرنا chăm sóc 照顾

atˈtendance noun

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 frequência účast, přítomnost, návštěvnost das Erscheinen, die Besucherzahl tilstedeværelse παρουσίαasistencia osavõtt حضور osallistuminen assiduité; assistanceנוכחות उपस्थिति posjećenost megjelenés, jelenlét, látogatottság kehadiran mæting frequenza 出席 (者) 출석 lankomumas apmeklētība kedatangan aanwezigheid, opkomsttilstedeværelse, frammøtefrekwencja, obecność حاضری، حاضریدل 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

atˈtendant noun

a person employed to look after someone or something. a car-park attendant. wag خادِم، مُرافِق مُساعِد придружаващ empregado dozorce der/die Wärter(in); der/die Pfleger(in) vagt; opsynsmand υπάλληλοςencargado valvur, hooldaja متصدی vahtimestari gardien/-ienne מטפל परिचारक čuvar gondozó, kezelő, (parkoló)őr penjaga umsjónarmaður guardiano, custode 係員 시중드는 사람 prižiūrėtojas apkalpotājs; pavadonis pembantu bediende, bewakervakt, oppsynsmannopiekun, dozorca متصدی، ملګری empregado supraveghetor, paznic служитель dozorca, -kyňa čuvaj poslužitelj/poslužiteljka; čuvar vakt, vaktmästare ผู้ต้อนรับ görevli 服務員 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 de serviço přítomný zur Stelle på vagt; til stede παρών de servicio aitamas برای خدمت یا کمک avustava présent, là, de serviceנוכח देखभाग में लगा u službi ügyeletes (orvos) hadir viðstaddur in servizio 付き添っている 봉사하는 dalyvaujantis, esantis apkalpot kādu memberikan rawatan van dienst på vakt, til stedeobecny د مرستی لپاره de serviço prezent, de serviciu, la dispoziţia в наличии prítomný, v službe dežuren radi pomoći (služenja) vårdande, tjänstgörande ในตำแหน่งที่ให้การช่วยเหลือหรือบริการ yanında, refakatinde 照料或服務 для супроводу خدمت گذار có mặt 侍候，照料

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attendance ends in -ance (not -ence).

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attend

→ يَحْضُرُ zúčastnit se deltage i beiwohnen παρευρίσκομαι asistir olla läsnä assister prisustvovati partecipare 出席する 출석하다 bijwonen delta uczestniczyć w (czymś) comparecer посещать närvara เข้าร่วม katılmak tham dự 出席

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attend

v. atender, asistir, cuidar, tener cuidado;

to ___ the sick → asistir, cuidar a los enfermos.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

attend

vt (a clinic, class, etc.) asistir a; (a patient) atender, tratar, cuidar

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