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present tense third-person singular of attend
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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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- accompanies,
- chaperones
- (or chaperons),
- companies,
- companions,
- convoys,
- escorts,
- sees,
- squires
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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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“Attends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attends. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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