attend
[uh-tend]
- to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church.
- to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work.
- to take care of; minister to; devote one's services to: The nurse attended the patient daily.
- to wait upon; accompany as a companion or servant: The retainers attended their lord.
- to take charge of; watch over; look after; tend; guard: to attend one's health.
- to listen to; give heed to.
- Archaic. to wait for; expect.
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- to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person.
- to apply oneself: to attend to one's work.
- to pay attention; listen or watch attentively; direct one's thought; pay heed: to attend to a speaker.
- to be present: She is a member but does not attend regularly.
- to be present and ready to give service; wait (usually followed by on or upon): to attend upon the Queen.
- to follow; be consequent (usually followed by on or upon).
- Obsolete. to wait.
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Origin of attend
Synonym study
4. See accompany.
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Examples from the Web for attended
Contemporary Examples
Smith attended both funerals as a cop and as the husband of Police Officer Moira Smith, who died on 9/11.
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I ask Alexander Gilkes, referring to Prince William and Kate Middleton, whose wedding he attended.
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However, as she feared, The Bell Jar appeared to indifferent notices and the launch—which Ted attended—was rather low-key.
Historical Examples
Eucoline, the daughter of Agatho, attended me, carrying a lighted torch.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Cleonica, attended by Geta and Milza, travelled under the same protection.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
The prisoners came in, attended by the Phylarchi of their different wards.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
But for the stranger's presence it would have been attended to two hours earlier.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
This was a wise resolution, and attended with the most salutary consequences.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis MarionWilliam Dobein James
attend
- to be present at (an event, meeting, etc)
- (when intr, foll by to) to give care; minister
- (when intr, foll by to) to pay attention; listen
- (tr; often passive) to accompany or followa high temperature attended by a severe cough
- (intr; foll by on or upon) to follow as a consequence (of)
- (intr foll by to) to devote one's time; apply oneselfto attend to the garden
- (tr) to escort or accompany
- (intr; foll by on or upon) to wait (on); serve; provide for the needs (of)to attend on a guest
- (tr) archaic to wait for; expect
- (intr) obsolete to delay
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Word Origin
C13: from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere to stretch towards, from tendere to extend
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Word Origin and History for attended
attend
v.
c.1300, "to direct one's mind or energies," from Old French atendre (12c., Modern French attendre) "to expect, wait for, pay attention," and directly from Latin attendere "give heed to," literally "to stretch toward," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tendere "stretch" (see tenet). The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something. Sense of "take care of, wait upon" is from early 14c. Meaning "to pay attention" is early 15c.; that of "to be in attendance" is mid-15c. Related: Attended; attending.
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