Attend Definition

ə-tĕnd

attended, attending, attends

verb

attended, attending, attends

To take care or charge of; look after.

Webster's New World

To pay attention; give heed.

Webster's New World

To go regularly to.

Attended class every Tuesday and Thursday.

American Heritage

To wait on; minister to; serve.

Webster's New World

To be in readiness; wait.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Attend

From Middle English attenden, atenden, from Old French atendre (“to attend, listen”), from Latin attendere (“to stretch toward, give heed to”), from ad (“to”) + tendere (“to stretch”); see tend and compare attempt.

From Wiktionary
Middle English attenden from Old French atendre from Latin attendere to heed ad- ad- tendere to stretch ten- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English attenden, atenden, from Old English ātendan (“to set on fire, kindle, inflame, trouble, perplex”), equivalent to a- +‎ tend.

From Wiktionary