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At·tend v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attended; p. pr. & vb. n. Attending.]
1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. [Obs.]
The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. --Sir P. Sidney.
2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.
3. To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.
The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. --Spenser.
Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.
With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither. --Macaulay.
4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
What cares must then attend the toiling swain. --Dryden.
5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.
6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. [Obs.]
The state that attends all men after this. --Locke.
Three days I promised to attend my doom. --Dryden.
Syn: -- To Attend, Mind, Regard, Heed, Notice.
Usage: Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to notice is to think on that which strikes the senses. --Crabb. See Accompany.
attended
adj 1: having accompaniment or companions or escort; "there were
lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their
wives" [syn: accompanied] [ant: unaccompanied]
2: having a caretaker or other watcher [syn: tended to(p)]