attend
1. be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc. (Freq. 84)
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
• Syn:
go to
• Ant:
miss
• Derivationally related forms:
attendant, attender, attendance
• Topics:
church service, church
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
sit in, worship
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. take charge of or deal with (Freq. 2)
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
• Syn:
take care, look, see
• Derivationally related forms:
attention
• Hypernyms:
care, give care
• Hyponyms:
minister, tend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
3. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result (Freq. 1)
- Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation
• Derivationally related forms:
attendant
• Hypernyms:
attach to, accompany, come with, go with
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. work for or be a servant to (Freq. 1)
- May I serve you?
- She attends the old lady in the wheelchair
- Can you wait on our table, please?
- Is a salesperson assisting you?
- The minister served the King for many years
• Syn:
serve, attend to, wait on, assist
• Derivationally related forms:
assist (for: assist), attendant, attender, servant (for: serve), servitor (for: serve)
• Hypernyms:
help, assist, aid
• Hyponyms:
valet, fag
• Verb Group:
serve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
5. give heed (to) (Freq. 1)
- The children in the audience attended the recital quietly
- She hung on his every word
- They attended to everything he said
• Syn:
hang, advert, pay heed, give ear
• Derivationally related forms:
advertent (for: advert), advertency (for: advert), advertence (for: advert), attentive, attention, attender
• Hypernyms:
listen
• Hyponyms:
fixate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP (for: hang)
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