Attend Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of ATTEND

1

a

:

to go to and be present at (an event, meeting, etc.)

[+ object]

• My husband and I will both attend the banquet.
• How many people attended the baseball game?
• He won't be attending the conference.

[no object]

• How many people will be attending?
• One hundred people attended.

b

[+ object]

:

to regularly go to (classes, church services, etc.)

• She attends a school in the city.
• He'll be attending the university in the fall.
• I am the first child in my family to attend college.
• We attend the same church.

2

[+ object]

a

:

to help or care for (someone, such as a patient)

• Each nurse attends 15 patients.

b

:

to assist with (a birth)

• A midwife attended the birth.

— see also attending

3

[+ object]

formal

:

to go with or be with (someone) as a helper or adviser

• ministers who attend the king
• She's attended by several assistants.

1

attend to (someone or something)

:

to deal with (something)

• Please excuse me. I must attend to some business. = Please excuse me. I've got some business I must attend to.

2

:

to give needed help or attention to (someone or something)

• Volunteers attend to the park for the summer.
• The hotel staff attended to my every need.
• Please make sure that the guests are attended to.