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Added 8 October 2026

attend

/əˈtɛnd/ verb

In Latin: intersum Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about attend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
She attends class regularly
Take charge of or deal with.
Could you see about lunch?
To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result.
Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation

Origin

PIE word *h₂éd From Middle English attenden, atenden (“to devote oneself (to a task, etc.); to pay attention to (something), to look after; to consider (something); to expect or look forward to (something); to intend to do (something); to help or serve (someone), attend upon; to take care of (something)”), from Old French atendre (“to await, wait for; to expect; to intend”), from Latin attendere, adtendere (“to pay attention to, attend; to direct or turn toward”), from ad- (“prefix meaning ‘to, towards’”) + tendō (“to direct one’s course; to extend, stretch; to exert, strive”). Doublet of attempt and tend.

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