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| 1. | [ verb ] be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc. | |
| Synonyms: | go_to | |
| Examples: | "She attends class regularly" "I rarely attend services at my church" "did you go to the meeting?" |
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| Related terms: | miss be worship sit_in church_service attendant attendance | |
| 2. | [ verb ] take charge of or deal with | |
| Synonyms: | see take_care look | |
| Examples: | "Could you see about lunch?" "I must attend to this matter" "She took care of this business" |
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| Related terms: | care tend minister tend care | |
| 3. | [ verb ] to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result | |
| Examples: | : "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" |
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| Related terms: | attach_to | |
| 4. | [ verb ] give heed (to) | |
| Synonyms: | pay_attention give_ear hang pay_heed advert | |
| Examples: | "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly" "She hung on his every word" "They paid attention to everything he said" |
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| Related terms: | listen fixate attention hearer attention advertence | |
| 5. | [ verb ] work for or be a servant to | |
| Synonyms: | serve wait_on assist attend_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" |
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| Related terms: | help valet fag serve aid servant servitor | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be present | |
| Examples: | "I hate that class and I never attend" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 7. | [ verb ] apply oneself to | |
| Examples: | : "We will attend to this matter as soon as possible" |
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| Related terms: | apply | |
| 8. | [ verb ] to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result | |
| Examples: | "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" |
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| Related terms: | attach_to take_hold | |
| Similar spelling: |
attender attendee attended attending attendant attend_to attention at_hand attenuate attentive attainder |
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