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- pronunciation:
tend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
attends, attending, attended |
| definition 1: |
to be present at.
We plan to attend the wedding.He failed the course because he didn't attend the classes.- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- frequent, go to, see, visit, witness
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| definition 2: |
to provide care for.
Nurses attend older patients on this floor.Who is the doctor that attended you?- synonyms:
- care for, look after, mind, minister to, nurse, take care of, tend
- similar words:
- doctor, help, keep, oversee, superintend, supervise
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| definition 3: |
to listen to or pay attention to.
Attend me well as what I have to say will not be repeated.- synonyms:
- heed, mark, mind, notice, take note of
- antonyms:
- disregard, ignore, neglect
- similar words:
- observe, take care of, watch
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| definition 4: |
to go along with; accompany or assist.
The leader was attended by bodyguards.- synonyms:
- accompany, assist
- similar words:
- chaperon, convoy, herd, shepherd, usher
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| related words: |
beware, guide, mind, serve, succor, tend, treat, wait on |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be present.
They weren't invited, but they plan to attend nevertheless.- similar words:
- go, visit
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| definition 2: |
to provide care.
Dr. Wise attends at the university hospital.Only one doctor and one nurse attend to all these patients.- synonyms:
- care, minister, nurse
- similar words:
- administer, assist, help, provide
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| definition 3: |
to pay attention.
You need to attend to what is being said.- synonyms:
- heed, listen, mind
- similar words:
- concentrate, hearken, regard, tend, tune in
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| definition 4: |
to give one's time and attention.
I'll finish setting the table while you attend to the guests.His servants attended to his every wish. |
| related words: |
beware, deal, doctor, mind, officiate, serve |
adverb + (v.)attend
sparsely
(v.)attend
+ adverb
predominantly, regularly
(v.)attend
+ noun
alcoholic,
auction,
banquet,
birthday,
boarding,
briefing,
camp,
caucus,
celebration,
ceremony,
church,
class,
clinic,
college,
concert,
conference,
convention,
counseling,
demonstration,
dinner,
event,
festival,
forum,
function,
fund-raiser,
fund-raising,
funeral,
gala,
gathering,
grade,
graduate,
graduation,
hearing,
inauguration,
institution,
kindergarten,
lecture,
luncheon,
mass,
meeting,
memorial,
mosque,
opening,
parade,
parenting,
party,
physician,
picnic,
premiere,
presentation,
prom,
rally,
reception,
recital,
rehearsal,
retreat,
reunion,
school,
screening,
seminar,
seminary,
service,
session,
stimulus,
summit,
symposium,
synagogue,
training,
vigil,
wedding,
workshop,
worship
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| derivations: |
attendee (n.), attender (n.) |
The word attend
contains the following parts:
at-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix at-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "t," such as "tract" and "ten, tin, tain." See ad-.
Example words:
tend, tent, tens
Latin
root
that means stretch
Example words:
attend, attendance, attention, contend, distend, extend, extent, intend, intent, intention, tendency, tendon, tense, tensile, tension, tent, tenuous
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