- Attend
- Attend At*tend", v. i.
1. To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to
perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed;
to listen; -- usually followed by to.
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Attend to the voice of my supplications. --Ps. lxxxvi. 6. [1913 Webster]
Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
2. To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon. [1913 Webster]
He was required to attend upon the committee. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
3. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business. [1913 Webster]
4. To wait; to stay; to delay. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
For this perfection she must yet attend, Till to her Maker she espoused be. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To {Attend}, {Listen}, {Hearken}.
Usage: We attend with a view to hear and learn; we listen with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or to consider what has been said; we hearken when we listen with a willing mind, and in reference to obeying. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.