Meaning

22 senses
  1. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.

    (transitive)To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone).

  2. (transitive)To wait on (someone or their instructions) as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (specifically of a gentleman-in-waiting or lady-in-waiting to a member of royalty), to accompany (someone) in order to assist or wait upon them; to escort.

    Servants attend the king day and night.

  3. (transitive)To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place).

    Children must attend primary school.

  4. (transitive)To take action with respect to (someone, or something such as a concern, problem, or task); to deal with, to handle.

    take charge of or deal with

  5. (transitive)Of a (chiefly immaterial) thing: to be consequent to or present with (someone or something); to accompany.

    a measure attended with ill effects

  6. (intransitive)Followed by to: to look after someone or something.

    Valets attend to their employers’ wardrobes.

  7. (intransitive)To be ready to wait upon someone or their instructions as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (followed by on or upon), to accompany someone in order to assist or wait upon them.

  8. (intransitive)Followed by at: to go to and be present at a place for some purpose; also (obsolete), followed by on: to be present at and take part in an event.

    besuchen, teilnehmen

    посеща́тьposeščátʹ, прису́тствоватьprisútstvovatʹ, посети́тьposetítʹ

    бути присутнімbuty prysutnim

  9. (intransitive)Followed by to: to take action with respect to someone or something; to deal with.

    Secretaries attend to correspondence.

  10. (intransitive)Followed by on or upon: of a (chiefly immaterial) thing: to be consequent on or present with.

  11. Senses relating to directing one's attention.

    (intransitive)Often followed by to, upon, or with: to give consideration; to pay attention.

    beachten, kümmern

    име́ть де́лоimétʹ délo, уделя́ть внима́ниеudeljátʹ vnimánije, удели́ть внима́ниеudelítʹ vnimánije

  12. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.

    (archaic, obsolete, transitive)To look after (someone or something); to tend.

Examples

1409 sentences
  1. You should have attended the meeting.

    Ти мусив би відвідати зустріч.

    deDu hättest zur Versammlung gehen sollen.

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  2. All the students attended the party.

    На вечір прийшли всі учні.

    ruНа вечеринке присутствовали все ученики.

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  3. Ask Tom to attend the meeting.

    Попроси Тома прийняти участь у зустрічі.

    ruПопроси Тома присутствовать на собрании.

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  4. Tom wanted to attend the party.

    Том хотів відвідати вечірку.

    ruТом хотел посетить вечеринку.

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  5. Tom attended a party last night.

    Том був на вечірці вчора ввечері.

    ruТом был на вечеринке вчера вечером.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(ambitransitive) to be present at or regularly go to:
Русский
By meaning 2
(ambitransitive) to be present at or regularly go to:
(intransitive) to give consideration — see also pay attention:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
(ambitransitive) to be present at or regularly go to:
(intransitive) to give consideration — see also pay attention:

Forms

attends, attending, attended, attended
Base formattend · to attend
3rd person singularattends
Present participleattending
Past simpleattended
Past participleattended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyattend
he, she, itattends

Past simpleLesson

all personsattended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave attended
he, she, ithas attended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill attend

Synonyms

58 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

23 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • attend the meeting
  • attend today's meeting
  • attend the party
  • to attend the
  • able to attend
  • to attend today's
  • attend today's
  • attend that meeting
  • attend your party
  • need to attend
  • couldn't attend the
  • attend a conference

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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