/ Dictionary / Index A attend: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: at•tend Pronunciation: (u-tend'), [key] — v.t. to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church. to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work. to take care of; minister to; devote one's services to: The nurse attended the patient daily. to wait upon; accompany as a companion or servant: The retainers attended their lord. to take charge of; watch over; look after; tend; guard: to attend one's health. to listen to; give heed to. to wait for; expect. —v.i. to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person. to apply oneself: to attend to one's work. to pay attention; listen or watch attentively; direct one's thought; pay heed: to attend to a speaker. to be present: She is a member but does not attend regularly. to be present and ready to give service; wait (usually fol. by on or upon): to attend upon the Queen. to follow; be consequent (usually fol. by on or upon). to wait. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: attend (Thesaurus) attempt attendance Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language