attend
(verb)
verb
1. be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
Definition categories: stative, be
2. take charge of or deal with
- I must attend to this matter
Definition categories: social, care
3. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
- Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation
Definition categories: stative, accompany
4. work for or be a servant to
- She attends the old lady in the wheelchair
Similar word(s): assist, serve
Definition categories: social, aid, assist, help
5. give heed (to)
- The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
- They attended to everything he said
Definition categories: perception, listen
Sentences with attend as a verb:
- Secretaries attend to correspondence.
- Valets attend to their employer's wardrobe.
- Children must attend primary school.
- a measure attended with ill effects