attend – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of attend

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to attend to
Participle: attended to
Gerund: attending to

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iattend to
youattend to
he;she;itattends to
weattend to
youattend to
theyattend to

Perfect

Ihave attended to
youhave attended to
he;she;ithas attended to
wehave attended to
youhave attended to
theyhave attended to

Past

Iattended to
youattended to
he;she;itattended to
weattended to
youattended to
theyattended to

Pluperfect

Ihad attended to
youhad attended to
he;she;ithad attended to
wehad attended to
youhad attended to
theyhad attended to

Future

Iwill attend to
youwill attend to
he;she;itwill attend to
wewill attend to
youwill attend to
theywill attend to

Future Perfect

Iwill have attended to
youwill have attended to
he;she;itwill have attended to
wewill have attended to
youwill have attended to
theywill have attended to

Subjunctive

Present

Iattend to
youattend to
he;she;itattend to
weattend to
youattend to
theyattend to

Perfect

Ihave attended to
youhave attended to
he;she;ithave attended to
wehave attended to
youhave attended to
theyhave attended to

Imperfect

Iattended to
youattended to
he;she;itattended to
weattended to
youattended to
theyattended to

Pluperfect

Ihad attended to
youhad attended to
he;she;ithad attended to
wehad attended to
youhad attended to
theyhad attended to

Conditional

Present

Iwould attend to
youwould attend to
he;she;itwould attend to
wewould attend to
youwould attend to
theywould attend to

Perfect

Iwould have attended to
youwould have attended to
he;she;itwould have attended to
wewould have attended to
youwould have attended to
theywould have attended to

Imperative

youattend to
weLet's attend to
youattend to

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam attending to
youare attending to
he;she;itis attending to
weare attending to
youare attending to
theyare attending to

Perfect

Ihave been attending to
youhave been attending to
he;she;ithas been attending to
wehave been attending to
youhave been attending to
theyhave been attending to

Past

Iwas attending to
youwere attending to
he;she;itwas attending to
wewere attending to
youwere attending to
theywere attending to

Pluperfect

Ihad been attending to
youhad been attending to
he;she;ithad been attending to
wehad been attending to
youhad been attending to
theyhad been attending to

Future

Iwill be attending to
youwill be attending to
he;she;itwill be attending to
wewill be attending to
youwill be attending to
theywill be attending to

Future Perfect

Iwill have been attending to
youwill have been attending to
he;she;itwill have been attending to
wewill have been attending to
youwill have been attending to
theywill have been attending to

Conditional

Present

Iwould be attending to
youwould be attending to
he;she;itwould be attending to
wewould be attending to
youwould be attending to
theywould be attending to

Perfect

Iwould have been attending to
youwould have been attending to
he;she;itwould have been attending to
wewould have been attending to
youwould have been attending to
theywould have been attending to

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'attend'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'attend'

atend, abend, accend, addend, amend, append, ascend, astand, atene, atren,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

listen
listen, pay attention
wait upon as a servant
serve
wait for
await, stay, wait for
to pay attention to a sound
behear, give ear, hark, harken, lend an ear, list, listen close, mind, note, listen
to act as a servant for
aid, attend to, await, bestand, bestead, dance attendance, do, do for, minister, service, tend, serve
frequent
visit, haunt
escort
chaperon, accompany, follow

Antonyms

frequent
infrequent, rare, solitary, uncommon

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, "to direct one's mind or energies," from O.Fr. atendre "to expect, wait for, pay attention," from L. attendere "give heed to," lit. "to stretch toward," from ad- "to" + tendere "stretch" (see tenet). The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something. Sense of "take care of, wait upon" is from 1420. Attendance "presenting oneself" (originally with intent of taking a part) is from c.1460. Attendant "one who attends" is from 1555. Attention "giving heed" is in Chaucer (c.1374). As a military cautionary word preparative to giving a command, it is attested from 1792. Attentive is from 1382 (implied in attentively).
2. PIE word
3. *h₂éd
4. 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. See: Old French 'atendre', Latin 'attendō'.

Verbs referencing "attend"

Macanese atendê, Cornish attendya.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] wine; and that everybody had an unusual love of the open air; and that the favourite and most coveted seats were invariably those nearest to the door. The tea-table, too, was by no means as well attended as the dinner-table; and there was less whist-playing than might have been expected. Still, with the exception of one lady, who had retired with some precipitation at dinner-time, immediately after [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Shelby was thinking of buying a new sorrel colt, that was going to prove an addition to the glories of the place. A few of the worshippers belonged to families hard by, who had got permission to attend, and who brought in various choice scraps of information, about the sayings and doings at the house and on the place, which circulated as freely as the same sort of small change does in higher [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Mrs. Shelby now rose, and said her engagements would prevent her being at the breakfast-table that morning; and, deputing a very respectable mulatto woman to attend to the gentlemen's coffee at the side-board, she left the room. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] than to be so. Evangelical ladies there are, likewise, whose attachment to the forms of religion, and horror of theatrical entertainments, are most exemplary. Ladies who have a passion for attending lectures are to be found among all classes and all conditions. In the kind of provincial life which prevails in cities such as this, the Pulpit has great influence. The peculiar province of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] has all the comforts of a very comfortable home. The principal medical attendant resides under the same roof; and were the patients members of his own family, they could not be better cared for, or attended with greater gentleness and consideration. The weekly charge in this establishment for each female patient is three dollars, or twelve shillings English; but no girl employed by any of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] which might be necessary to heighten its effect; for Sam, like some of our fashionable dilettanti, never allowed a story to lose any of its gilding by passing through his hands. Roars of laughter attended the narration, and were taken up and prolonged by all the smaller fry, who were lying, in any quantity, about on the floor, or perched in every corner. In the height of the uproar and laughter, Sam, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] blotches. They have long, gaunt legs, too, and such peaked snouts, that if one of them could be persuaded to sit for his profile, nobody would recognise it for a pig 's likeness. They are never attended upon, or fed, or driven, or caught, but are thrown upon their own resources in early life, and become preternaturally knowing in consequence. Every pig knows where he lives, much better than [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] one, but between it and another which has worked well, and is, in its whole design and practice, excellent; there is surely more than sufficient reason for abandoning a mode of punishment attended by so little hope or promise, and fraught, beyond dispute, with such a host of evils. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] natural dimensions (there seems to be an idea here, that this kind of inflation improves their going ), we went forward again, through mud and mire, and damp, and festering heat, and brake and bush, attended always by the music of the frogs and pigs, until nearly noon, when we halted at a place called Belleville. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • From Belleville, we went on, through the same desolate kind of waste, and constantly attended, without the interval of a moment, by the same music; until, at three o’clock in the afternoon, we halted once more at a village called Lebanon to inflate the horses again, and give them some corn [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)