| VERB | stative | attend, go to | be present at (meetings, church services, university) , etc. |
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| social | attend, take care, look, see | take charge of or deal with | |
| stative | attend | to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result | |
| social | attend, serve, attend to, wait on, assist | work for or be a servant to | |
| perception | attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear | give heed (to) |
| Sounds | ahteh'nd | |
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| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | Be present at (meetings, church services, university) , etc.. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | go to | |
| Category | church service, church | A service conducted in a house of worship |
| Narrower | sit in | attend as a visitor |
| worship | attend religious services | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| Opposite | miss | fail to attend an event or activity |
| Spanish | acudir, asistir, comparecer, ir | |
| Catalan | assistir | |
| Nouns | attendance | the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) |
| attendant, attender | a person who is present and participates in a meeting | |
| attender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | |
| Meaning | take charge of or deal with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "I must attend to this matter" | |
| Synonyms | take care, look, see | |
| Narrower | minister | attend to the wants and needs of others |
| tend | Have care of or look after | |
| Broader | care, give care | Provide care for |
| Spanish | atender | |
| Nouns | attention | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something |
| Meaning | To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" | |
| Broader | attach to, accompany, come with, go with | Be present or associated with an event or entity |
| Adjectives | attendant | following or accompanying as a consequence |
| Meaning | Work for or be a servant to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
| Example | "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair" | |
| Synonyms | serve, attend to, wait on, assist | |
| Narrower | fag | act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools |
| valet | Serve as a personal attendant to | |
| Broader | help, assist, aid | Give help or assistance |
| Similar to | serve | devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas |
| Spanish | asistir, atender, cuidar, ser útil, servir | |
| Catalan | assistir, servir | |
| Nouns | attendant, attender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another |
| Meaning | Give heed (to). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | hang, advert, pay heed, give ear | |
| Narrower | fixate | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively |
| Broader | listen | hear with intention |
| Spanish | advertir, atender, escuchar atentamente, prestar atención, prestar oído | |
| Adjectives | attentive | (often followed by 'to') giving care or attention |
| attentive | taking heed | |
| Nouns | attender | someone who listens attentively |
| attention | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | |
| attention | the faculty or power of mental concentration | |
| attention | a general interest that leads people to want to know more | |
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