attend

asistir, acudir

Ir a un evento o lugar, una vez o de forma habitual.

En inglés sencillo: Go to an event or place, either once or regularly.

• I attend school every day.
• She attended the meeting yesterday.
• Will you attend the wedding?

Sinónimos: go to, be present at

Antónimos: miss

Expresiones frecuentes: attend school, attend a meeting, attend a wedding

atender, ocuparse de

Prestar atención a algo o encargarse de un asunto que requiere cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: Pay attention to something or deal with something that needs your care.

• Please attend to the customer.
• I attended to the urgent emails first.
• She always attends to every detail.

Cómo se usa: attend to someone/something (The nurse attended to the patient’s needs.)

Sinónimos: deal with, pay attention to

Antónimos: ignore, neglect

Expresiones frecuentes: attend to something, attend to someone

servir, atender

Estar junto a alguien para servirle o cuidar de sus necesidades.

En inglés sencillo: Be with someone to serve them or look after their needs.

• Two servants attended the queen.
• A nurse attended him throughout the night.
• The king was attended by several guards.

Cómo se usa: attend upon someone (A servant attended upon the prince.)

Sinónimos: serve, wait on, care for

Expresiones frecuentes: attend someone, attend upon someone, attend the king

acompañar

Ocurrir o existir junto con algo, a menudo como consecuencia de ello.

En inglés sencillo: Happen or exist together with something, often as its result.

• Great risks attend this decision.
• Unexpected difficulties attended their journey.
• Her success was attended by growing public interest.

Cómo se usa: be attended by something (The discovery was attended by considerable excitement.); be attended with something (The plan was attended with serious risks.)

Sinónimos: accompany

Expresiones frecuentes: attend something, attend success