attend/ə'tend/

v.

➊ look after sb, esp. a sick person

➋ go to a meeting, class, etc.

➌ go regularly to a place such as a school or church

v.

➊ [T] 看护，照料，服侍：The sick king was attended by several doctors. 患病的国王由几个医生看护。

➋ [T; I] 出席，参加：attend a meeting/wedding 参加会议/婚礼

➌ [T; I] 经常去，定期去：He and his brother attend the same school. 他和哥哥在同一个学校上学。

◇attend college 上大学

attend to sb/sth

➊ 处理：I have many things to attend to. 我有好多事要处理。

➋ 照料：Doctors tried to attend to the worst injured first. 医生尽量先治疗最重的伤员。

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构词at (= ad-) + tend （伸展）

同根 attend; intend; pretend; tendency; tend

辨析attend; join; take part in