verb

attend

to attend, to be present at, to go to

Will you attend the meeting?

Will you attend the meeting?

She attends a local college.

She attends a local college.

A nurse will attend to your needs.

A nurse will attend to your needs.

((sth.)) to be present at an event or place Will you attend the meeting?

((to sb./sth.)) to deal with or take care of someone or something A nurse will attend to your needs.

Synonyms: go to, be present at; Antonyms: miss, skip, be absent

From Latin 'ad-' (to) + 'tendere' (to stretch). The original sense was 'to stretch one's mind to' something.

Think of 'stretching' your presence to a place. If you 'attend' to a task, you stretch your attention to it.

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