Definitions for attend

Overview of verb attend

The verb attend has 5 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (84) attend, go to

(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?")

2. (2) attend, take care, look, see

(take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business")

3. (1) attend

(to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation")

4. (1) serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist

(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")

5. (1) attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear

(give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said")