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What (who) is attend - definition
attend
¦ verb
1. be present at.
go regularly to (a school, church, or clinic).
2. (attend to) deal with.
pay attention to.
3. occur at the same time as or as a result of.
4. escort and wait on (a member of royalty or other important person).
Derivatives
attendee noun
attender noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. atendre, from L. attendere, from ad- 'to' + tendere 'stretch'.
attend
(attends, attending, attended)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
The meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many countries...
We want the maximum number of people to attend to help us cover our costs.
VERB: V n, V
2.
If you attend an institution such as a school, college, or church, you go there regularly.
They attended college together at the University of Pennsylvania.
VERB: V n
3.
If you attend to something, you deal with it. If you attend to someone who is hurt or injured, you care for them.
The staff will helpfully attend to your needs...
VERB: V to n
attend
I. v. a.
1.
Accompany, escort, follow, go with, go along with, keep company with.
2.
Guard, watch, protect, have in keeping.
3.
Serve, minister to, wait on, dance attendance on, lackey.
4.
Be present at, frequent.
5.
Await, be in store for, be ready for.
II. v. n.
1.
Listen, hearken, hear, give ear, give heed, pay attention.
2.
Tend, serve, wait, be attendant.
Examples of use of attend
1. Now, 403 pupils attend Ziv and 543 pupils attend Megged.
2. Female volunteers will attend each service to accompany and assist women who attend.
3. If you invite reporters to attend an event celebrating the progress or achievements of a company, they won’t attend.
4. Musharraf is unlikely to attend as he was in Jeddah to attend the funeral of King Shah Fahd.
5. The contract would bind students to attend lectures and tutorials, complete written work and attend practical lessons.