attend
/əˈtend/verb
1
- with obj. be present at (an event, meeting, or function)出席; 参加：
the whole sales force attended the conference
整个销售界的权贵都出席了这次会议
he left hospital to attend his wife's funeral.
他离开医院去参加他妻子的葬礼。
1.1
- go regularly to (a school, church, or clinic)出席; 定期去（学校、教堂或诊所）：
all children are required to attend school.
所有的孩子都必须上学。
2
- no obj. attend to deal with照管; 去处理：
he muttered that he had business to attend to.
他嘟哝着说他还有事要去处理。
2.1
- give practical help and care to; look after照顾; 照料：
the severely wounded had two medics to attend to their wounds
有两个卫生员照料重伤员的伤口
with obj. each of the beds in the intensive-care unit is attended by a nurse.特别护理部里的每张病床都有一个护士照看。
2.2
- pay attention to注意：
Alice hadn't attended to a word of his sermon.
他的说教艾丽斯一个字也没注意听。
3
- with obj.（一般作 be attended）occur with or as a result of（作为结果）伴随：
people feared that the switch to a peacetime economy would be attended by a severe slump.
人们担心一旦进入和平时期经济会出现严重衰退。
3.1
- escort or accompany (a member of royalty or other important person) so as to assist them; wait on陪同（皇室成员, 要人）; 侍候：
Her Royal Highness was attended by Mrs Jane Stevens.
公主殿下由简·斯蒂文斯夫人随同。
派生词
attender
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'apply one's mind， one's energies to'）： from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- 'to' + tendere 'stretch'.