attend

出席する、通う

行事や場所に一度、または定期的に行く。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： go to, be present at

反対語： miss

よく使う表現： attend school, attend a meeting, attend a wedding

対処する、注意を払う

物事に注意を向けたり、対応が必要なことに取り組んだりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： attend to someone/something (The nurse attended to the patient’s needs.)

類義語： deal with, pay attention to

反対語： ignore, neglect

よく使う表現： attend to something, attend to someone

仕える、世話をする

人のそばにいて、用事を手伝ったり必要な世話をしたりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： attend upon someone (A servant attended upon the prince.)

類義語： serve, wait on, care for

よく使う表現： attend someone, attend upon someone, attend the king

伴う

ある物事とともに生じたり存在したりする。しばしばその結果として起こる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： be attended by something (The discovery was attended by considerable excitement.); be attended with something (The plan was attended with serious risks.)

類義語： accompany

よく使う表現： attend something, attend success