attend
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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.
[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
(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
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.
attend
Past participle: attended
Gerund: attending
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Verb | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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 Thousands of people attended the funeral.
be present miss, be absent, play truant
be present miss, be absent, play truant
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.
attend
verb2. To be with or go with (another):
Obsolete: consort.
Idiom: go hand in hand with.
3. To work and care for:
4. To have the care and supervision of:
Translations
يَحْضُرُيَحضُـريُصغي، يَنْتَبِه إلىيُعالِج ، يَهْتَم بِيَعْتَني
choditdávat pozornavštěvovatošetřovatpečovat o
deltage igå ihøre efterledsagepleje
hoitaahuolehtiahuoliläsnäolla
prisustvovati
járkíséret: vki kíséretében vanrészt veszeljár
annastsækja; mætasinna, sjá umsÿna athygli
出席する
출석하다
atkreipti dėmesįdalyvaujantisdalyvautiesantisišspręsti
apmeklētārstētbūt uzmanīgamizpildītklausīties
byť k dispozícii
obiskatiobiskovatiudeležiti se
närvara
เข้าร่วม
tham dự
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
attended by six bridesmaids → acompañada por seis damas de honor
B. VI
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
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
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
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 deattend to
vt fus [+ needs, affairs] → s'occuper de
[+ customer] → s'occuper de, servir
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
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?
are you being attended to? (in shop) → la stanno servendo?
attend
(əˈtend) verb1. to go to or be present at. He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.
2. (with to) to listen or give attention to. Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!
3. to deal with. I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.
4. to look after; to help or serve. Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.
atˈtendance nounHis 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.
atˈtendant noun a person employed to look after someone or something. a car-park attendant.
in attendance in the position of helping or serving. There was no doctor in attendance at the road accident.
attendance ends in -ance (not -ence).
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attend
v. atender, asistir, cuidar, tener cuidado;
to ___ the sick → asistir, cuidar a los enfermos.