attended

Everyday

1. Attended means went to an event, a meeting or a place, like a school, a party or a game. tree →
2. Attended to means looked after or dealt with: «The nurse attended to the boy». tree →

In the lessons

the number of people who were at an event; counts that may be added or compared; phrases «attended school», «attended to», «attendance»

Examples

• 300 people attended the game. tree →
• 45 students attended the concert on Friday. tree →
• How many people attended in all? tree →
• Fewer people attended on Sunday. tree →
• She attended the same school as her mom. tree →
• Many families attended the fair. tree →
• The doctor attended to the hurt player. tree →
• He attended every football practice. tree →
• Over a thousand fans attended the match. tree →
• All the pupils attended the assembly. tree →
• When she was gone, no one attended to her plantations, and the garden ran to waste. tree →

Note

Gives a count of people. Trap: if the same people attended on two days, do not count them twice. «Attend» needs no «to» for places: «attended the party», not «attended to the party» («attend to» means look after). The noun is «attendance».

In Jewish tradition

In these texts it means listened with care or paid attention. It is often said of God hearing a prayer, or of people who ignored the call to listen.

Interpretation. Tradition reads God's "attending" to prayer as a promise that He hears His people. The refusal to attend is the sin that the prophets and Proverbs warn against.

Examples

• Who hath attended to His word, and heard it? (Prophets JER.23.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. (Writings PSA.66.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended, (Writings PRO.1.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Gives a count of people. Trap: if the same people attended on two days, do not count them twice. «Attend» needs no «to» for places: «attended the party», not «attended to the party» («attend to» means look after). The noun is «attendance».