attend to

s’occuper de, veiller à

Accorder toute son attention à quelque chose ou faire un travail nécessaire.

En anglais simple : To give something careful attention or work on something that needs doing.

• Please attend to your work.
• She attended to every detail herself.
• We need to attend to the leaking roof.

Comment l'utiliser : attend to something (I must attend to some urgent business.)

Synonymes : deal with, take care of, focus on

Contraires : neglect

Expressions courantes : attend to something, attend to work

s’occuper de, servir

Aider quelqu’un en lui apportant les soins ou le service dont il a besoin.

En anglais simple : To help someone by giving them the service or care they need.

• Someone will attend to you shortly.
• The waiter attended to our guests.
• Who is attending to the patients tonight?

Comment l'utiliser : attend to someone (A nurse attended to the injured man.)

Synonymes : serve, wait on, care for

Expressions courantes : attend to someone, attend to guests