attend
verb/əˈtend/
/əˈtend/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they attend | /əˈtend/ /əˈtend/ |
| he / she / it attends | /əˈtendz/ /əˈtendz/ |
| past simple attended | /əˈtendɪd/ /əˈtendɪd/ |
| past participle attended | /əˈtendɪd/ /əˈtendɪd/ |
| -ing form attending | /əˈtendɪŋ/ /əˈtendɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to be present at an event
- We'd like as many people as possible to attend.
- attend something The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
- to attend a wedding/funeral/service/ceremony
- Everyone is welcome to attend the free event.
- All members are requested to attend this meeting.
- 5,000 people from around the world were invited to attend the conference.
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea2- He was invited to attend a seminar in Paris.
- Her lectures were generally rather sparsely attended.
- The event was well attended.
- Over 600 people attended the conference.
- She flew home to attend her father's funeral.
- Several members were unable to attend.
- The Senator was invited to attend, but he declined.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- regularly
- be able to
- be unable to
- be asked to
- …
- sparsely attended
- well attended
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- [transitive, intransitive] attend something (formal) to go regularly to a place
- Our children attend the same school.
- Students are expected to attend class regularly.
- How many people attend church every Sunday?
- Your dentist will ask you to attend for regular check-ups.
- The child was failing to attend regularly at the school.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa2- The patients all attend the clinic monthly.
- She attended the college one day a week.
- He regularly attends the local mosque.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- regularly
- be able to
- be unable to
- be asked to
- …
- sparsely attended
- well attended
- [intransitive] attend (to somebody/something) (formal) to pay attention to what somebody is saying or to what you are doing
- She hadn't been attending during the lesson.
- [transitive] attend something (formal) to happen at the same time as something
- She dislikes the loss of privacy that attends TV celebrity.
- [transitive] attend somebody (formal) to be with somebody and help them
- The president was attended by several members of his staff.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘apply one's mind or energies to’): from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.
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