2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.

3. To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.

The fifth had charge sick persons to attend.

Spenser.

Attends the emperor in his royal court.

Shak.

With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither.

Macaulay.

4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.

What cares must then attend the toiling swain.

Dryden.

5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.

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