/ əˈtend; NAmE / verb
1.
to be present at an event :
[ vn ]
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
to attend a wedding / funeral
[ v ]
We'd like as many people as possible to attend.
2.
[ vn ] to go regularly to a place :
Our children attend the same school.
How many people attend church every Sunday?
3.
[ v ] attend (to sb/sth) ( formal ) to pay attention to what sb is saying or to what you are doing :
She hadn't been attending during the lesson.
4.
[ vn ] ( formal ) to happen at the same time as sth :
She dislikes the loss of privacy that attends TV celebrity.
5.
[ vn ] ( formal ) to be with sb and help them :
The President was attended by several members of his staff.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- attend to sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense apply one's mind or energies to ): from Old French atendre , from Latin attendere , from ad- to + tendere stretch.