<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church.</li><li>to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work.</li><li>to take care of; minister to; devote one's services to: The nurse attended the patient daily.</li><li>to wait upon; accompany as a companion or servant: The retainers attended their lord.</li><li>to take charge of; watch over; look after; tend; guard: to attend one's health.</li><li>to listen to; give heed to.</li><li>Archaic: to wait for; expect.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person.</li><li>to apply oneself: to attend to one's work.</li><li>to pay attention; listen or watch attentively; direct one's thought; pay heed: to attend to a speaker.</li><li>to be present: She is a member but does not attend regularly.</li><li>to be present and ready to give service; wait (usually followed by on or upon): to attend upon the Queen.</li><li>to follow; be consequent (usually followed by on or upon).</li><li>Obsolete: to wait.</li></ul>