Italian

Verb

attendo

1. first-person singular present indicative of attendere

Anagrams

• dentato
• dettano
• dotante

Latin

Alternative forms

• adtendō

Etymology

From ad- +‎ tendō ‎(“stretch, extend”). Originally used in relation to the stretching of a bow, when taking aim at a target.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /atˈten.doː/

Verb

attendō ‎(present infinitive attendere, perfect active attendī, supine attentum); third conjugation

1. I pay attention, attend (to).
2. I direct or turn toward.

Inflection

Descendants

• English: attend
• French: attendre
• Italian: attendere
• Portuguese: atender
• Spanish: atender

References

• attendo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• attendo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “attendo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to turn one's attention to a thing: animum attendere ad aliquid
    
  • to attend carefully: diligenter attendere (aliquid)