# attend

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈtɛnd/ · frequency rank #2,714

## Definitions
1. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
2. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
3. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
4. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
5. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
6. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
7. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
8. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
9. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
10. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
11. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
12. Senses relating to directing one's attention.
13. Senses relating to directing one's attention.
14. Senses relating to directing one's attention.
15. Senses relating to directing one's attention.
16. Senses relating to waiting for something.
17. Senses relating to waiting for something.
18. Senses relating to waiting for something.
19. Senses relating to waiting for something.
20. Senses relating to waiting for something.
21. Senses relating to waiting for something.
22. To intend (something).

## Etymology
PIE word
 *h₂éd
From Middle English attenden, atenden (“to devote oneself (to a task, etc.); to pay attention to (something), to look after; to consider (something); to expect or look forward to (something); to intend to do (something); to help or serve (someone), attend upon; to take care of (something)”), from Old French atendre (“to await, wait for; to expect; to intend”), from Latin attendere, adtendere (“to pay attention to, attend; to direct or turn toward”), from ad- (“prefix meaning ‘to, towards’”) + tendō (“to direct one’s course; to extend, stretch; to exert, strive”). Doublet of attempt and tend.

## Easily confused with
- **attest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attend-vs-attest)
- **attuned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attend-vs-attuned)
- **attended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attend-vs-attended)
- **attendee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attend-vs-attendee)
- **acted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-attend)
- **amend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amend-vs-attend)
- **Athens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athens-vs-attend)
- **Athena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athena-vs-attend)
- **ascend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ascend-vs-attend)
- **append** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/append-vs-attend)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atend`, `atetnd`, `attedn`, `attendd`, `attennd`, `attned`, `tatend`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/attend