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1
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
- a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes
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2
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
- I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation
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3
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
- tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own
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4
to occur or exist at the same time
- all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of attend was in the 14th century
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