attend
verb (attend, attends, attended, attending); phrasal: attend to
Everyday
- To attend something is to go to it and be there, such as school, a meeting or a party. tree →
- To attend to something or someone is to deal with it or look after it. tree →
- To attend can also mean to pay attention. tree →
- To attend can also mean to come along with something, as bad luck may attend a plan. tree →
In the lessons
In school, pupils attend lessons, assemblies and clubs, and teachers keep an attendance register. In everyday life people attend weddings, concerts and appointments. Doctors and nurses attend to patients. Phrases: «attend school», «attend a meeting», «attend to a wound».
Examples
- All children must attend school. tree →
- Over a hundred people attended the concert. tree →
- The nurse attended to my cut knee. tree →
- I attend swimming club on Saturdays. tree →
- Please attend to your work and stop chatting. tree →
- Which school do you attend? tree →
- Good luck never attends fishing on a Sunday.’ tree →
Note
Regular verb: attended, attending. «Attend school» needs no «to» (not «attend to school»). «Attend to» means take care of. Nouns: attendance (being present), attendant (a helper, like a flight attendant), attention. In maths problems attendance means how many were there.
In Jewish tradition
In these texts it often means to listen carefully, especially to God's words or a prayer.
Interpretation. Tradition teaches that people should listen closely to God's teaching and that God listens to prayer. Parents and teachers also ask a child to "attend" to wisdom.
Examples
- Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Writings PSA.61.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. (Writings PRO.4.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding; (Writings PRO.5.1, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Regular verb: attended, attending. «Attend school» needs no «to» (not «attend to school»). «Attend to» means take care of. Nouns: attendance (being present), attendant (a helper, like a flight attendant), attention. In maths problems attendance means how many were there.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «attend» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «attend» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «attend» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «attend» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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