Part 757

<hw>At*tempt"a*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Attempter</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*tempt"er</hw> <tt>(?; 215)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who attempts; one who essays anything.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An assailant; also, a temper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Attemptive</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*tempt"ive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Disposed to attempt; adventurous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Daniel.</i>

<h1>Attend</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*tend"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Attended</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Attending</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>atenden</ets>, OF. <ets>atendre</ets>, F. <ets>attendre</ets>, to expect, to wait, fr. L. <ets>attendre</ets> to stretch, (sc. <ets>animum</ets>), to apply the mind to; <ets>ad + tendere</ets> to stretch. See <er>Tend</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not <b>attend</b> the unskillful words of the passenger. <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.</def>

<blockquote>The fifth had charge sick persons to <b>attend</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Attends</b> the emperor in his royal court. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to <b>attend</b> William thither. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; <as>as, a measure <ex>attended</ex> with ill effects</as>.</def>

<blockquote>What cares must then <b>attend</b> the toiling swain. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To be present at; <as>as, to <ex>attend</ex> church, school, a concert, a business meeting</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The state that <b>attends</b> all men after this. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Three days I promised to <b>attend</b> my doom. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To <er>Attend</er>, <er>Mind</er>, <er>Regard</er>, <er>Heed</er>, <er>Notice</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Attend</i> is generic, the rest are specific terms. To <i>mind</i> is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to <i>regard</i> is to look on a thing as of importance; to <i>heed</i> is to ~ to a thing from a principle of caution; to <i>notice</i> is to think on that which strikes the senses. <i>Crabb</i>. See <er>Accompany</er>.</usage>

<h1>Attend</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*tend"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by <i>to</i>.</def>

<blockquote><b>Attend</b> to the voice of my supplications. <i>Ps. lxxxvi. 6.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Man can not at the same time <b>attend</b> to two objects. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by <i>on</i> or <i>upon</i>.</def>