Attend People Attended əˈtend Members Invited Regularly Verb

• we'd like as many people as possible to attend.
• the meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
• to attend a wedding/funeral/service/ceremony
• everyone is welcome to attend the free event.

attend

Verb Forms

1. to be present at an event
• We'd like as many people as possible to attend.
• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
• to attend a wedding/funeral/service/ceremony
• Everyone is welcome to attend the free event.
• All members are requested to attend this meeting.
• 5,000 people from around the world were invited to attend the conference.

Extra Examples

• He was invited to attend a seminar in Paris.
• Her lectures were generally rather sparsely attended.
• The event was well attended.
• Over 600 people attended the conference.
• She flew home to attend her father's funeral.
• Several members were unable to attend.
• The Senator was invited to attend, but he declined.
2. to go regularly to a place
• Our children attend the same school.
• Students are expected to attend class regularly.
• How many people attend church every Sunday?
• Your dentist will ask you to attend for regular check-ups.
• The child was failing to attend regularly at the school.

Extra Examples

• The patients all attend the clinic monthly.
• She attended the college one day a week.
• He regularly attends the local mosque.
3. to pay attention to what somebody is saying or to what you are doing
• She hadn't been attending during the lesson.
4. to happen at the same time as something
• She dislikes the loss of privacy that attends TV celebrity.
5. to be with somebody and help them
• The president was attended by several members of his staff.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘apply one's mind or energies to’): from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.