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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