attend
//əˈtɛnd//
Forms
- present (v1)
- attend
- past (v2)
- attended
- past participle (v3)
- attended
- present participle
- attending
- 3rd person singular
- attends
Definitions
1.Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
- Servants attend the king day and night.
- Valets attend to their employers’ wardrobes.
- Around 12:15 a.m. patrolling officers Tremblay and Mathieu attended at the appellant’s home.
2.Senses relating to directing one's attention.
- Heare the right, O Lord, attend vnto my crie, giue eare vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of fained lips.
- It will be sufficient for me if I discover many beauties or imperfections which others have not attended to; and I should be very glad to see one of our eminent writers publish their discoveries on the same subject.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1275
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
PIE word
*h₂éd