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Definition of atend

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1. attend [ v ] be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
Examples: "She attends class regularly" "I rarely attend services at my church" "did you go to the meeting?"

Used in print:

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

We attended the premieres of his concertos , symphonies , and suites ; we studied , taught , and performed his piano_sonatas , chamber_music , gavottes , and marches ; we bought his records and played them in our schools and universities .

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

The infamous Wansee_Conference called by Heydrich in January 1942 , to organize the material and technical means to put_to_death the eleven million Jews spread throughout the nations of Europe , was attended by representatives of major organs of the German state , including the Reich_Minister_of_the_Interior , the State_Secretary in_charge of the Four_Year_Plan , the Reich_Minister_of_Justice , the Under_Secretary_of_Foreign_Affairs .

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

To settle this slight , O_'_Banion went down to the La_Salle_Theatre in the Loop , where , he had learned , Dave_Miller was attending the opening of a musical_comedy .

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

He had attended three universities in the United_States .

(David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)

Sixty_five per_cent of the Jewish teen-agers of college age attend institutions of higher learning .

Synonyms attend go_to Related Terms miss be worship sit_in church_service attendant attendance

2. attend [ v ] take charge of or deal with
Examples: "Could you see about lunch?" "I must attend to this matter" "She took care of this business"

Used in print:

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

At their meeting he told her not to bother about `` where '' - he would attend to that .

Synonyms see take_care attend look Related Terms care tend minister tend care

3. attend [ v ] to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
Examples: : "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

Used in print:

(William Gomberg, "Unions and the Anti-Trust Laws"...)

THE RECENT publicity attending the successful federal prosecution of a conspiracy indictment against a_number_of electrical manufacturers has evoked a new respect for the anti-trust laws that_is justified neither by their rationale nor by the results they have obtained .

Synonyms attend Related Terms attach_to

4. attend [ v ] give heed (to)
Examples: "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly" "She hung on his every word" "They paid attention to everything he said"

Used in print:

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

The spectacle progressed towards a denouement which was obviously still remote ; the audience attended .

Synonyms pay_attention give_ear hang attend pay_heed advert Related Terms listen fixate attention hearer attention advertence

5. attend [ v ] work for or be a servant to
Examples: "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"

Used in print:

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

Without saying so , she was really grateful ; for to attend the dying was something she had never experienced , and certainly had not imagined when she thought_of the duties she would have as Bobby_Joe 's wife .

Synonyms serve attend wait_on assist attend_to Related Terms help valet fag serve aid servant servitor

6. attend [ v ] be present
Examples: "I hate that class and I never attend"

Synonyms attend Related Terms be

7. attend [ v ] apply oneself to
Examples: : "We will attend to this matter as soon as possible"

Synonyms attend Related Terms apply

8. attend [ v ] to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
Examples: "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

Synonyms attend Related Terms attach_to take_hold

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