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- [uh-tend]
- /əˈtɛnd/
- /əˈtend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-tend]
- /əˈtɛnd/
Definitions of attend word
- verb attend If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it. 3
- verb attend If you attend an institution such as a school, college, or church, you go there regularly. 3
- verb attend If you attend to something, you deal with it. If you attend to someone who is hurt or injured, you care for them. 3
- verb attend to be present at (an event, meeting, etc) 3
- verb attend to give care; minister 3
- verb attend to pay attention; listen 3
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Origin of attend
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English atenden < Anglo-French, Old French atendre < Latin attendere to bend to, notice. See at-, tend1
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Parts of speech for Attend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
attend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attend
verb attend
- visit — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- show up — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
Antonyms for attend
verb attend
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
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