Asturian

Verb

atender

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

Galician

Verb

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

1. to pay attention
2. to take care of

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (take care of): coidar

Portuguese

Etymology

Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to answer (the phone)
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 accomodate (limitations, requirements or expectations)

Conjugation

See also

• atendimento

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)

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 alguien—“to pay attention to someone”

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.

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

• Appendix:Spanish false cognates with English

References

• “atender” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.