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- pronunciation:
tend
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
attends, attending, attended |
| definition 1: |
When you attend something, it means you go to something and you watch it or take part in it. When you attend a baseball game, it means that you go to the game and watch it.
Leah attended her aunt's wedding last weekend. It was her first time to be at a wedding.The law says that children must attend school.- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- go to, see, visit
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| definition 2: |
When you attend a person, you take care of them.
Nurses attend sick people.- synonyms:
- care for, mind, minister to, nurse, take care of
- similar words:
- help, keep, supervise
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| definition 3: |
When someone attends an important person, they go along with them and make sure they are OK.
Several guards attended the king on his journey.- synonyms:
- assist
- similar words:
- herd
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| definition 4: |
When you attend to what the teacher says, it means that you listen to what the teacher says.
Please attend to what I am saying, because it's important.- synonyms:
- listen
- similar words:
- concentrate
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| related words: |
beware, deal, serve, treat |
| derivations: |
attendee (n.), attender (n.) |
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