Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

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atender

  1. to pay attention
  2. to look after, care for, take care of

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

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atender (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)

  1. to pay attention
  2. to take care of
    Synonym: coidar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin attendere.

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atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendi, past participle atendido)

  1. (transitive) to answer (the phone, the door)
  2. to serve or answer (at a service counter or help desk)
  3. to take into account; to consider
  4. to meet, conform to, deal with or cater to (circumstances, requirements or expectations)
  5. to suit or accommodate (limitations, requirements or expectations)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin attendere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /atenˈdeɾ/ [a.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ten‧der

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atender (first-person singular present atiendo, first-person singular preterite atendí, past participle atendido)

  1. (transitive) to pay attention to (something); to attend to (something)
  2. (transitive) to care for (someone, especially the ill)
  3. (transitive) to comply with (some rule)
  4. (intransitive) to pay attention; to mind
    atender a alguiento pay attention to someone
  5. (transitive) to answer (the phone)

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  • 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.

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