Attend (&unr_;), 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. 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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