Attended
/əˈtɛndɪd/
verbBeginner🔥Very CommonGeneral
1 meaning2 questions
Definitions
1
To be present at (a place, event, etc.)
/əˈtɛndɪd/
verbneutralBeginner
General
To be present at; to go to.
I attended the meeting yesterday.
💡 Simply: To go to something.
More Examples
2
She attended the wedding ceremony.
How It's Used
Education
"He attended the university for four years."
Events
"Many people attended the concert."
From the past tense of 'attend', ultimately from Latin 'attendere' (to stretch towards, to pay attention).
The word 'attend' and its past tense 'attended' have been used with similar meanings since the Middle English period.
Memory tip
Think of 'tending' to something – being present and caring for it.
Word Origin
LanguageLatin
Original meaning
"to stretch towards, to pay attention"
Base: attend
attended a meetingattended a classattended a conference
Common misspellings
atendedatendid
Practice
Usage
40%Spoken
60%Written