attend

attend is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.
2. transitive verb. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.
3. transitive verb. 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.
4. transitive verb. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
5. transitive verb. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.
6. transitive verb. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.
7. intransitive verb. 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.
8. intransitive verb. 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.
9. intransitive verb. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business.
10. intransitive verb. To wait; to stay; to delay.
11. verb. give heed (to)

    "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"

    "She hung on his every word"

    Synonyms: advert, hang

12. verb. work for or be a servant to

    "May I serve you?"

    "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"

    Synonyms: assist, serve

13. verb. take charge of or deal with

    "Could you see about lunch?"

    "I must attend to this matter"

    Synonyms: look, see

14. verb. be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

    "She attends class regularly"

    "I rarely attend services at my church"

15. verb. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result

    "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

Synonyms

advert, hang, assist, serve, look, see

Common word forms

attends, attended, attender, attending, attendment

Words from these letters

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