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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
attend
at·tend [attend attends attended attending] BrE [əˈtend] NAmE [əˈtend] verb 1. intransitive, transitive (rather formal)to be present at an event • We'd like as many people as possible to attend. •~ sth The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. •to attend a wedding/funeral 2. transitive ~ sth (formal)to go regularly to a place • Our children attend the same school. • How many people attend church every Sunday? 3. intransitive ~ (to sb/sth) (formal)to pay attention to what sb is saying or to what you are doing •She hadn't been attending during the lesson. 4. transitive ~ sth (formal)to happen at the same time as sth •She dislikes the loss of privacy that attends TV celebrity. 5. transitive ~ sb (formal)to be with sb and help them •The President was attended by several members of his staff. Derived: ↑attend to somebody Verb forms: 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’. Thesaurus: attend verb 1. T, I (formal) •Over 600 people attended the conference. come • • go • • come along • • make it • • get • come/go/come along/make it/get to sth attend/come to/go to/come along to/make it to/get to a meeting/party 2. T (formal) •The children attended the local school. go to sth • attend/go to school/college/a clinic/church/the mosque regularly/occasionally attend/go to sth Example Bank: •He was invited to attend a seminar in Paris. •Her lectures were generally rather sparsely attended. •The event was well attended. •to attend church regularly. •He regularly attends the local mosque. •Over 600 people attended the conference. •Several members were unable to attend. •She attended the college one day a week. •She flew home to attend her father's funeral. •She hadn't been attending during the lesson. •The Senator was invited to attend, but he declined. •The children attended the local school. •The lecture was attended by most of the faculty. •The patients all attend the clinic monthly.
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