Attend

at-tend′, v.t. to wait on or accompany: to be present at: to wait for: to give attention (with to ).— v.i. to yield attention: to act as an attendant: to wait, be consequent (with to , on , upon ).— ns. Attend′ance , act of attending: ( B .) attention, careful regard: presence: the persons attending; Attend′ancy ( obs. ), attendance, a retinue: ( obs. ) relative position.— adj. Attend′ant , giving attendance: accompanying.— n. one who attends or accompanies: a servant: what accompanies or follows: ( law ) one who owes a duty or service to another.— ns. Attend′er , one who gives heed: a companion:— fem. Atten′dre ; Attend′ment ( Sir T. Browne ), attention.— adj. Attent′ ( Spens. ), giving attention.— n. ( Spens. ) attention.— In attendance on , waiting upon, attending. [O. Fr. a tendre —L. attendĕre — ad , to, tendĕre , to stretch.]