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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