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attend

/ attend /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give heed (to)
"The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"
"She hung on his every word"
"They attended to everything he said"
Type of:
listen
Kinds of:
fixate
Derived:
advertence advertency attention attending hearer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
take charge of or deal with
"Could you see about lunch?"
"I must attend to this matter"
"She took care of this business"
Type of:
care give care
Kinds of:
minister tend
Derived:
care attention aid tending
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
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?"
Opposites:
miss
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
sit in worship
Derived:
attendant attender attendee meeter tender
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
church service church
verb Sense 4
to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
"Menuhin''s playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
Type of:
attach to accompany come with
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
help assist aid
Kinds of:
valet fag
Derived:
aid assist assistance help attendant
Verb group:
serve
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

listen fixate care give care minister tend be sit in worship miss attach to accompany