attend
To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone).
Other meanings
To wait on (someone or their instructions) as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (specifically of a gentleman-in-waiting or lady-in-waiting to a member of royalty), to accompany (someone) in order to assist or wait upon them; to escort.
To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place).
Synonyms
- serve
- wait on
- assist
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "attendō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “attend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.