attend

[/əˈtɛnd/]

verb

assistir, atender, frequentar

1. to be present at an event or location

I will attend the meeting tomorrow.

Vou assistir à reunião amanhã.

2. to take care of or look after someone

The nurse will attend to the patient.

A enfermeira vai atender o paciente.

3. to regularly go to a place such as school or work

She attends university in Boston.

Ela frequenta a universidade em Boston.

4. to pay attention or listen

Please attend to what I'm saying.

Por favor, preste atenção no que estou dizendo.

NYC Slang

show up, be there

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

assistir, atender, frequentar

Most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

assistir, atender

Standard usage, 'assistir a' for events

Rio de Janeiro

assistir, atender, comparecer

Comparecer used in formal contexts

Portugal

assistir, atender, frequentar

Similar usage to Brazil, 'assistir a' for events

attend to business - cuidar dos negócios

attend to details - prestar atenção aos detalhes

attend upon - servir, estar à disposição de

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