attend

v. be present in a place; care for, serve (attend to); accompany

Verb
1. be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"
(synonym) go to
(antonym) miss
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) sit in
(derivation) attendant, attender, attendee, meeter
(classification) church service, church
2. take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
(synonym) take care, look, see
(hypernym) care, give care
(hyponym) minister
(derivation) care, attention, aid, tending
3. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
(hypernym) attach to, accompany, come with, go with
4. work for or be a servant to; "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"
(synonym) serve, attend to, wait on, assist
(hypernym) help, assist, aid
(hyponym) valet
(verb-group) serve
(derivation) attendant, attender, tender
5. give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
(synonym) hang, advert, pay heed, give ear
(hypernym) listen
(hyponym) fixate
(derivation) attention

v. await, hold the line, hang on; hang about, meet; stay, stick around; look forward to, expect; watch, abide

(v. t.)
To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.
  

(v. t.)
To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.
  

(v. t.)
To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
  

(v. t.)
To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.
  

(v. i.)
To wait; to stay; to delay.
  

(v. i.)
To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by to.
  

(v. i.)
To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon.
  

(v. i.)
(with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business.
  

verb
(a) to be present at; will you attend the meeting tomorrow?; seventeen patients are attending the antenatal clinic
(b) to look after (a patient); he was attended by two doctors
attending physician = doctor who is looking after a certain patient; he was referred to the hypertension unit by his attending physician