[
UK
/ɐtˈɛnd/
]
[ US /əˈtɛnd/ ]
[ US /əˈtɛnd/ ]
VERB
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give heed (to)
The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
They attended to everything he said
She hung on his every word -
to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation -
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
did you go to the meeting?
She attends class regularly
I rarely attend services at my church -
work for or be a servant to
The minister served the King for many years
She attends the old lady in the wheelchair
Is a salesperson assisting you?
May I serve you?
Can you wait on our table, please? -
take charge of or deal with
I must attend to this matter
Could you see about lunch?
She took care of this business
How To Use attend In A Sentence
- Their children were mostly of high school age or attending university which required a great deal of money.
- I attended a moot in my town a couple of times, but always felt on the outside looking in.
- This is the lowest attendance for the first four days since 2007, when frequent rain interruptions hit the first week. Times, Sunday Times
- After an exchange of letters, I have finally got my appointment for next week - whoopee, I am still alive to attend it, thank God.
- CANON LXXXI: We have said that a Bishop, or a Presbyter must not descend himself into public offices, but must attend to ecclesiastical needs.
- All interested parties are asked to attend with a view to setting up a committee to organize and plan the same.
- Nearly 40 parents were prosecuted for their child's non-attendance.
- This week Professor Hay will attend an inquest in Leeds into his wife's death at which he hopes to raise concerns about the safety of the drug.
- In both cases, significant constituencies had been left to rot, unattended, and they'd had enough.
- Of course the appendix has always been subject to inflammation, just as it is now, but in former years the disease we call appendicitis bore various names, depending upon the diagnostic skill of the attending physician. Appendicitis