attends
uh-TENDZ/əˈtɛndz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of attend.
Every member attends the annual conference without fail.
The night nurse attends to each patient on the ward.
Note
The -s form carries every use of the verb, and what follows it decides which one is meant. With a plain object it usually means being present: she attends the meeting. A doctor who attends a patient is giving care, and a lady-in-waiting who attends the queen is waiting on her. Add to, as in attends to the problem, and it means dealing with something.
attends is a form of attend
attend, verb: To be present at an event or place, such as a meeting, class, or church service, or to go there regularly. Full entry
- Spelling
- attend → attends: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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