attend to
Give attention to
To attend to something is to give it care or attention.
You might attend to a task, attend to your responsibilities, or attend to a crying child.
A doctor attends to patients.
The phrase often implies dealing with something that needs handling: I have some business to attend to before I can leave.
Reduced, potent form
- heedGive careful attention
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- observePerceive with attention
- noticeBecome aware of
mindful · awareness · alert · vigilant · intent · absorbed · engrossed · regard
Part for gripping
take care of · administer · supervise · coordinate · direct · execute · govern · regulate
Support growth and development
- tendCare for or incline
- look afterProvide care and supervision
- watch overMonitor protectively
- ministerReligious leader or serve
comfort · soothe · protect · safeguard · devotion · solicitude · compassion · empathy
concentrate
Reduced, potent form
notice · mindful · awareness · alert · vigilant · intent · absorbed · engrossed · regard · note
handle
Part for gripping
see to · take care of · administer · supervise · coordinate · direct · execute · govern · regulate · organize
nurture
Support growth and development
- tendCare for or incline
- look afterProvide care and supervision
- watch overMonitor protectively
minister · comfort · soothe · protect · safeguard · devotion · solicitude · compassion · empathy · concern
wait on
Attend as server
hospitality · waitstaff · concierge · steward · butler · valet · usher · bellhop · porter · receptionist
- deal with synonymshandle, manage, cope, address, tackle
- mindfulnessmindfulness, meditation, meditate, breathe, breath
- attend tosee to, take care of, look after, tend, care for
- verifycheck, confirm, verify, validate, authenticate
- expressions about providinggive and take, hand over, dish out, dole out, hand out
- improve verbsfix, repair, improve, refine, enhance
attend, attention, attentive, attendant, attended, attendance, attending, inattentive, attendants