1. (v.t.)attend to be present at: to attend school.
2. attend to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold.
3. attend to take care of; minister to: a nurse attending a patient.
4. attend to wait upon; accompany or serve: The retainers attended their lord.
5. attend to look after; guard: to attend one's health.
6. attend to listen to; give heed to: to attend a warning.
7. attend Archaic. to wait for; expect.
8. (v.i.)attend to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person.
9. attend to apply oneself: to attend to one's work.
10. attend to pay attention; listen or watch alertly: to attend to a speaker.
11. attend to be present.
12. attend to be present and ready to serve; wait: to attend upon the queen.
13. attend to follow; be consequent (usu. fol. by on or upon).
14. attend Obs. to wait.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, OF atendre < L attendere to bend to, notice. See at -, tend1)
Definition of 'attend'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)attend, go to 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?"
2. (verb)attend, take care, look, see take charge of or deal with "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
3. (verb)attend to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
4. (verb)serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist 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"
5. (verb)attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear give heed (to) "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
2. (verb)attend to care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watchover
3. (verb)attend 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
4. (verb)attend to be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects
5. (verb)attend to be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting
6. (verb)attend to wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for
7. (verb)attend 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
8. (verb)attend 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
9. (verb)attend (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business
Definitions of attend 
Afrikaans: bywoon
Arabic: يَحضُـر
Bulgarian: посещавам
Brazilian: ir a
Czech: přijít, účastnit se, chod
German: besuchen
Danish: være til stede; gå i
Greek: παρίσταμαι
Spanish: asistir
Estonian: osa võtma, käima
Farsi: حضور داشتن؛
Finnish: osallistua
French: assisterà, suivre
Hebrew: לִהְיוֹת נוֹכַח
Hindi: हिस्सा लेना
Croatian: pohađati
Hungarian: részt vesz (gyűlésen), já
Indonesian: mengikuti, menghadiri
Icelandic: sækja; mæta
Italian: assistere a, seguire
Japanese: 出席する
Korean: 참석하다
Lithuanian: dalyvauti, lankyti
Latvian: apmeklēt
Malay: hadir
Dutch: bijwonen
Norwegian: være til stede, gå på (sk
Polish: uczestniczyć, uczęszczać
Persian: حضور داشتن؛
Pashto: حاضراوسیدل
Portuguese: ir a
Romanian: a frecventa; a fi prezent
Russian: посещать
Slovak: chodiť, dochádzať
Slovenian: udeležiti se, obiskovati
Serbian: prisustvovati; pohađati
Swedish: delta i, gå på (i), bevis
Thai: เข้าร่วม
Turkish: katılmak
Taiwanese: 參加
Ukrainian: бути присутнім; відвідува
Urdu: حاضر ہونا ، شامل ہونا
Vietnamese: tham gia
Chinese: 参加
