What is the meaning of attend?

Be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc..
- usage: "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting"
- synonyms: go to
Take charge of or deal with.
- usage: "Could you see about lunch"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
- synonyms: take care, look, see
To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result.
- usage: "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
Work for or be a servant to.
- usage: "May I serve you"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please"; "Is a salesperson assisting you"; "The minister served the King for many years"
- synonyms: serve, attend to, wait on, assist
Give heed (to. )
- usage: "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
- synonyms: hang, advert, pay heed, give ear

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