Definitions for attend
əˈtɛndat·tend

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attend, go toverb

   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. attend, take care, look, seeverb

   take charge of or deal with

   "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

3. attendverb

   to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result

   "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

4. serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assistverb

   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. attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give earverb

   give heed (to)

   "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. To ATTENDverb

   Etymology: attendre, Fr. attendo, Lat.

   1. To regard; to fix the mind upon.

   The crow doth sing as sweetly as the stork,
   When neither is attended. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

   2. To wait on; to accompany as an inferiour.

   His companion, youthful Valentine,
   Attends the emperour in his royal court. William Shakespeare, T. Gent. of Ver.

   3. To accompany as an enemy.

   He was at present strong enough to have stopped or attended Walter in his western expedition. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   4. To be present with, upon a summons.

   If any minister refused to admit a lecturer recommended by him, he was required to attend upon the committee, and not discharged till the houses met again. Edward Hyde.

   5. To accompany; to be appendant to.

   England is so idly king’d,
   Her sceptre so fantastically born,
   That fear attends her not. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   My pray’rs and wishes always shall attend
   The friends of Rome. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   A vehement, burning, fixed, pungent pain in the stomach, attended with a fever. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

   6. To expect. This sense is French.

   So dreadful a tempest, as all the people attended therein the very end of the world, and judgment-day. Walter Raleigh, Hist.

   7. To wait on, as on a charge.

   The fifth had charge sick persons to attend,
   And comfort those in point of death which lay. Fairy Q.

   8. To be consequent to.

   The duke made that unfortunate descent upon Rhée, which was afterwards attended with many unprosperous attempts. Clar.

   9. To remain to; to await; to be in store for.

   To him, who hath a prospect of the state that attends all men after this, the measures of good and evil are changed. John Locke.

   10. To wait for insidiously.

   Thy interpreter, full of despight, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   11. To be bent upon any object.

   Their hunger thus appeas’d, their care attends
   The doubtful fortune of their absent friends. John Dryden, Virgil.

   12. To stay for.

   I died whilst in the womb he staid,
   Attending nature’s law. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   I hasten to our own; nor will relate
   Great Mithridates, and rich Crœsus’ fate;
   Whom Solon wisely counsell’d to attend
   The name of happy, till he knew his end. John Dryden, Juv.

2. To Attendverb

   1. To yield attention.

   But, thy relation now! for I attend,
   Pleas’d with thy words. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. viii.

   Since man cannot at the same time attend to two objects, if you employ your spirit upon a book or a bodily labour, you have no room left for sensual temptation. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   2. To stay; to delay.

   This first true cause, and last good end,
   She cannot here so well, and truly see;
   For this perfection she must yet attend,
   Till to her Maker she espoused be. John Davies.

   Plant anemonies after the first rains, if you will have flowers very forward; but it is surer to attend till October, or the month after. John Evelyn, Kalendar.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Attendverb

   to direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard

2. Attendverb

   to care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over

3. Attendverb

   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. Attendverb

   to be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects

5. Attendverb

   to be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting

6. Attendverb

   to wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for

7. Attendverb

   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. Attendverb

   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. Attendverb

   (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business

10. Attendverb

    to wait; to stay; to delay

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Attend

   at-tend′, v.t. to wait on or accompany: to be present at: to wait for: to give attention (with to).—v.i. to yield attention: to act as an attendant: to wait, be consequent (with to, on, upon).—ns. Attend′ance, act of attending: (B.) attention, careful regard: presence: the persons attending; Attend′ancy (obs.), attendance, a retinue: (obs.) relative position.—adj. Attend′ant, giving attendance: accompanying.—n. one who attends or accompanies: a servant: what accompanies or follows: (law) one who owes a duty or service to another.—ns. Attend′er, one who gives heed: a companion:—fem. Atten′dress; Attend′ment (Sir T. Browne), attention.—adj. Attent′ (Spens.), giving attention.—n. (Spens.) attention.—In attendance on, waiting upon, attending. [O. Fr. atendre—L. attendĕre—ad, to, tendĕre, to stretch.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attend

   Be present at.

   The children attend school every weekday.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020  

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1. • Accompany

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attend' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2851

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3055

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attend' in Verbs Frequency: #248

How to pronounce attend?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attend in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of attend in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to Philadelphia Eagles ' White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow, they disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country. The Philadelphia Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   Now when you say radical Islamic jihadist, they understand, the rest of the Muslim community understands. The folks who are peaceful and who attend mosques in a peaceful way, work in our country, raise their families, pay their taxes. They know they're not radical Islamic jihadists.

3. Bethenny Frankel:

   This weekend, Luann was surrounded by her girlfriends and decided -- with their support -- that in light of recent circumstances, it is the healthiest choice for her not to attend Tuesday's reunion taping so that she can continue in her healing process, luann is now surrounded by a core group of people who truly have her best interests at heart and who are working to make sure she gets the help she needs. Bravo has been very supportive of Luann during this time. It's a brave and honest decision by her, and everyone is rallying around her and wants the best for her.

4. Ted Cruz:

   Sadly, the Democrats continue to put party loyalty above all else. I would note Bernie Sanders chose not to attend.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Devil does not buy our empty soul. He waits for us to selling off that. (Diable n'achète notre âme vide. - Il attend qu'on la solde.)

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