atender
Asturian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.
Verb
editatender
- to pay attention
- to look after, care for, take care of
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.
Verb
editatender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendín, past participle atendido)
atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendim or atendi, past participle atendido, reintegrationist norm)
- to pay attention
- to take care of
- Synonym: coidar
Conjugation
edit1Less recommended.
Portuguese
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Verb
editatender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendi, past participle atendido)
- (transitive) to answer (the phone, the door)
- to serve or answer (at a service counter or help desk)
- to take into account; to consider
- to meet, conform to, deal with or cater to (circumstances, requirements or expectations)
- to suit or accommodate (limitations, requirements or expectations)
Conjugation
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin attendere.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editatender (first-person singular present atiendo, first-person singular preterite atendí, past participle atendido)
- (transitive) to pay attention to (something); to attend to (something)
- (transitive) to care for (someone, especially the ill)
- (transitive) to comply with (some rule)
- (intransitive) to pay attention; to mind
- atender a alguien ― to pay attention to someone
- (transitive) to answer (the phone)
Usage notes
edit- atender is a false friend, and does not mean “to attend (an event)”, although it can mean "to attend to" (someone or something). The word for "to attend" (an event) in Spanish is asistir, itself a false friend of assist.
Conjugation
editThese forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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editFurther reading
edit- “atender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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