at ‧ tend S2 W2 /əˈtend/ BrE AmE verb formal
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ attention , ↑ attendant , ↑ attentiveness ≠ ↑ inattentiveness ; verb : ↑ attend ; adverb : ↑ attentively ≠ ↑ inattentively ; adjective : ↑ attentive ≠ ↑ inattentive ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: atendre , from Latin attendere , from ad- 'to' + tendere 'to stretch' ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to go to an event such as a meeting or a class:
Only 12 people attended the meeting.
Please let us know if you are unable to attend.
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In everyday English, people usually say go (to) or come (to) instead of attend :
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I didn’t go to the parents’ meeting.
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Please let us know if you can’t come.
2 . [intransitive and transitive] to go regularly to a school, church etc:
I am the first child in my family to attend college.
3 . [transitive] formal to happen or exist at the same time as something:
the peculiar atmosphere which attends such an event
4 . [transitive usually passive] to look after someone, especially because they are ill:
On his deathbed the General was attended by several doctors.
attend to somebody/something phrasal verb
1 . to deal with business or personal matters:
I may be late – I have got one or two things to attend to.
2 . to help a customer in a shop or a restaurant SYN serve