Attend \At*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attended}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Attending}.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to
expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to
apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}.]
1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give
heed to; to regard. [Obs.]
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The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not
attend the unskillful words of the passenger. --Sir
P. Sidney.
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2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch
over.
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3. To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to
visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or
follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to
serve.
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The fifth had charge sick persons to attend.
--Spenser.
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Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.
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With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to
attend William thither. --Macaulay.
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4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or
consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
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What cares must then attend the toiling swain.
--Dryden.
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5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert,
a business meeting.
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6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store
for. [Obs.]
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The state that attends all men after this. --Locke.
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Three days I promised to attend my doom. --Dryden.
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Syn: To {Attend}, {Mind}, {Regard}, {Heed}, {Notice}.
Usage: Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To
mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to
regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed
is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution;
to notice is to think on that which strikes the
senses. --Crabb. See {Accompany}.
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