Atender Definition
atender
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Spanish
Etymology
Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.
Verb
atender (first-person singular present atiendo, first-person singular preterite atendí, past participle atendido or atento)
- (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”
Conjugation
Conjugation of atender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs) Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.Other verbs with this conjugation:
Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation e-ie)Usage notes
- Atender is a false friend, and does not mean “to attend (an event)”. The word for this in Spanish is asistir.
See also
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