Attend give heed

  • 1give heed to — index attend (heed), care (be cautious), notice (observe), observe (watch), regard ( …

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  • 2Attend — At*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attending}.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}.] 1. To direct …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3attend — [ə tend′] vt. [ME attenden < OFr atendre, to wait, expect < L attendere, to stretch toward, give heed to < ad , to + tendere, stretch: see THIN] 1. Now Rare to take care or charge of; look after 2. a) to wait on; minister to; serve b) to …

    English World dictionary

  • 4attend — I (accompany) verb be associated with, be connected with, go along with II (be present at) verb frequent, go to, visit III (heed) verb be attentive to, give heed to, listen, mark, mind, note, notice, take notice of IV ( …

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  • 5attend — (v.) c.1300, to direct one s mind or energies, from O.Fr. atendre (12c., Mod.Fr. attendre) to expect, wait for, pay attention, and directly from L. attendere give heed to, lit. to stretch toward, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + tendere stretch… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6give ear — verb give heed (to) (Freq. 1) The children in the audience attended the recital quietly She hung on his every word They attended to everything he said • Syn: ↑attend, ↑hang, ↑advert, ↑ …

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  • 7attend — attender, n. attendingly, adv. /euh tend /, v.t. 1. to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church. 2. to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work. 3. to take care of;… …

    Universalium

  • 8attend — Synonyms and related words: accompany, administer to, aid, animadvert, appear, assist, assister, associate, associate with, assort with, attend on, attend to, audit, auscultate, band together, be all ears, be at, be present at, bear, become of,… …

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  • 9heed — Synonyms and related words: TLC, abide by, accept, accordance, acquittal, acquittance, act up to, adhere to, adherence, advertence, advertency, alertness, animadvert, anticipation, application, assiduity, assiduousness, attend, attend to, attend… …

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  • 10attend to — Synonyms and related words: abide by, act up to, adhere to, advert to, attend, auscultate, baby sit, be all ears, be aware of, be engrossed in, be faithful to, bend an ear, bug, care for, chaperon, cherish, cock the ears, come down on, comply… …

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