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attend

verb/əˈtend/ (uh-TEND)Level B1
attend meaning picture: People in formal clothes seated in rows in a conference hall, listening to a speaker on stage
Picture meaning of “attend” — to be present at an event, or to go regularly to a school, class or place

to be present at an event, or to go regularly to a school, class or place

You attend a meeting, wedding, class or school by going there. 'Attend to' means deal with or take care of something.

attend meaning in Hindi

उपस्थित होना; भाग लेना; किसी स्कूल, कक्षा या जगह पर नियमित जाना

मीटिंग, शादी, कक्षा या स्कूल में जाने को attend कहते हैं। 'Attend to' का अर्थ है किसी काम को संभालना या देखभाल करना।

Examples

  1. More than five hundred guests attended my cousin's wedding.मेरे चचेरे भाई की शादी में पाँच सौ से ज़्यादा मेहमान शामिल हुए।
  2. The chief minister attended the opening of the new district hospital.मुख्यमंत्री नए ज़िला अस्पताल के उद्घाटन में शामिल हुए।

Synonyms & antonyms

go tobe present atjoinmissskip

Memory trick

Be AT the event and TEND to it: that is how you ATTEND.

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Word origin

From Latin attendere, 'to stretch towards, pay heed', from ad- 'to' and tendere 'to stretch'. It meant turning your mind towards something.

Other meanings

noun a person whose job is to help or serve people in a particular place

noun the act of carefully watching, listening to or thinking about something

attend meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीउपस्थित होना; भाग लेना; किसी स्कूल, कक्षा या जगह पर नियमित जाना
Arabic · العربيةيحضر؛ يشارك في مناسبة، أو يذهب بانتظام إلى مدرسة أو صفّ أو مكان
French · Françaisassister à ; être présent à un événement, ou fréquenter une école, un cours
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamenghadiri; hadir di suatu acara, atau rutin pergi ke sekolah, kelas, atau tempat
Chinese · 中文出席;参加;(经常)上学、上课

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