attend

/ə'tend/

Definition

Verb:
- To be present at: To go to and be at an event, meeting, place of worship, or class.
- To pay attention to; to give heed to: To listen to, watch, or think about something or someone carefully.
- To take care of; to deal with: To look after someone or manage a task or responsibility.
- To accompany or follow as a result: To be connected with or happen as a consequence of something.
- To work for or serve someone: To act as an assistant or servant to someone.

Examples of Usage

To be present at:
- She will attend the conference next week.
- Did you attend the lecture yesterday?
To pay attention to:
- Please attend to the teacher's instructions.
- He was so tired he could not attend to the conversation.
To take care of:
- A nurse attends to the patients throughout the night.
- I must attend to this urgent matter immediately.
To accompany as a result:
- Great success often attends hard work and dedication.
To work for or serve:
- Several guards attend the king at all times.

Advanced Usage

"To attend on/upon someone": To serve, wait on, or care for someone, often in a formal or servant role.
- The lady-in-waiting attended upon the queen.
"To attend to one's duties": To focus on and carry out one's responsibilities.
- He diligently attends to his duties as a manager.

Variants and Related Words

Attendant (noun): A person employed to provide a service to the public or to assist someone.
- The flight attendant helped the passengers.
Attendance (noun): The action or state of being present at a place or event.
- Student attendance at the seminar was high.
Attention (noun): Notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important. (Shares the core concept of focused mental engagement with the verb 'attend').
- Please give me your full attention.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Attend to: To deal with or take care of a person or task.
- Could you attend to the customer at the front desk?
Attend on/upon: (Formal) To serve or wait on someone.
- The servants attended upon the guests.

Related Idioms

"Pay attention and attend": This phrase emphasizes the dual meaning of the word, combining listening carefully with being present.
- If you want to learn, you must pay attention and attend every class.

Verb

give heed (to)
- The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
- She hung on his every word
- They attended to everything he said
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
to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
- Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation
take charge of or deal with
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
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?

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