attend

1. at- "to" + tend-.
2. literally "stretch toward".
3. => give attention to, expect, wait for, pay attention, take care of, wait upon.
4. The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something.

attend 注意，出席

前缀at-同ad-. tend，倾向，朝向。指倾听，后指出席会议。

attend

attend: [13] Etymologically, attend means ‘stretch to’. It comes originally from Latin attendere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (a descendant of an Indo-European base *ten-, *ton- ‘stretch’ which also produced, among others, Latin tenēre ‘hold’ – source of English contain, maintain, obtain, etc – and English tendon, thin, and tone).

By metaphorical extension ‘stretch to’ became ‘direct one’s attention to’, which was the original meaning of the verb in Old French atendre and subsequently in English. The sense ‘take care of’ developed in the 15th century, ‘be present’ much later, in the 17th century. The noun derivative attention [14] comes from Latin attentiō. Tend meaning ‘look after’ comes mainly from attend, but also partly from intend, in both cases with loss of the first syllable.
=> contain, maintain, obtain, tendon, thin, tone

attend (v.)

c. 1300, "to direct one's mind or energies," from Old French atendre (12c., Modern French attendre) "to expect, wait for, pay attention," and directly from Latin attendere "give heed to," literally "to stretch toward," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tendere "stretch" (see tenet). The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something. Sense of "take care of, wait upon" is from early 14c. Meaning "to pay attention" is early 15c.; that of "to be in attendance" is mid-15c. Related: Attended; attending.

1. Representatives from across the horse industry will attend the meeting.

整个赛马业的代表都将参加这次会议。

2. Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.

只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。

3. All three are Chelsea fans, and attend all home games together.

3个人都是切尔西队的球迷，一起观看了所有的主场比赛。

4. The president suggested that a UN observer should attend the conference.

总统建议联合国应派一名观察员参加本次会议。

5. The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend.

叙利亚人还没有接到出席邀请。

【conduct, attend, escort, accompany】
这组词都有“陪同，伴随”的意思，其区别是：
conduct: 无论用于人或物均指引导带领。
attend: 侧重主从关系，即下级对上级，学生对老师等，或表恭、服侍。
escort: 通常指用车或人在陆上伴随、护送，其目的是保护或出于礼节。
accompany: 既可指人也可指物。用于人时，侧重关系紧密或同时发生。

【take part in, attend, participate, join】
这组词都有“参加，加入”的意思，其区别是：
take part in: 侧重参加某项群众性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用。
attend: 侧重参加或出席会议或学术活动等。
participate: 正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加。
join: 普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等。

【attend, remark, mind, notice, note】
这组词都有“注意”的意思，其区别是：
attend: 一般用词，侧重专心于某事。
remark: 一般指经过思维活动而注意到。
mind: 指用心地去观察，了解某人或某物以达到某一目的。常用于命令句中。
notice: 指对所见所闻所感的人或事作出的反应，侧重结果。
note: 语气比notice强，指不仅注意到，而且记录下来，侧重注意的认真与仔细。