attend
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,104 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,446 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc. also: go to She attends class regularlyI rarely attend services at my church
- take charge of or deal with also: take care, look, see Could you see about lunch?I must attend to this matter
- to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation
- work for or be a servant to also: serve, attend to, wait on, assist May I serve you?She attends the old lady in the wheelchair
- give heed also: hang, advert, pay heed, give ear The children in the audience attended the recital quietlyShe hung on his every word
attend in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And now,’ she went on, ‘attend carefully to what I am going to say.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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I feel it is I who would subside and attend to the nurseries and the spring cleaning.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Like all people whose minds are very active, Gissing hated to attend to little details like this.
Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 1
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On ev'ry Stage the Foes of Peace attend, Hate dogs their Flight, and Insult mocks their End.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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Well, tell him from me, that I'll make an example of him to the whole parish, if he doesn't attend mass better.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1