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Adjective: attended  u'ten-did
  1. Having a caretaker or other watcher
    - tended to
     
  2. Playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
    - accompanied
Verb: attend  u'tend
  1. (church service) be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
    "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church";
    - go to
     
  2. Take charge of or deal with
    "I must attend to this matter";
    - take care, look, see
     
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
    "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
     
  4. Work for, or be a servant to
    "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "May I attend to you?";
    - serve, attend to, wait on, assist
     
  5. Give heed (to)
    "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "They attended to everything he said";
    - hang, advert [rare], pay heed, give ear

See also: cared-for

Type of: accompany, aid, assist, attach to, be, care, come with, give care, go with, help, listen

Antonym: miss

Encyclopedia: Attend