verb
    
    -tends; -tended; -tending
    
    to go to and be present at (an event, meeting, etc.) [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to regularly go to (classes, church services, etc.)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] to help or care for (someone, such as a patient)
    
    
    
    to assist with (a birth)
    
    
    
    [+ obj] formal :to go with or be with (someone) as a helper or adviser
    
    
    
    
    
    attend to
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    attend to (someone or something)
    
    to deal with (something)
    
    
    
    to give needed help or attention to (someone or something)