attend-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: be present

Examples:
He has attended most of his evening classes.
I'm sorry we won't be able to attend your party.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: attend.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: take charge of

Examples:
I will attend to that stack of bills this afternoon.
She attended her invalid grandmother for years.
He said he would attend to that himself.
The groom attended the horses while we were away.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NN
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4

Sense Number 3: accompany

Examples:
The flash of lightening was attended by a loud crashing boom.
The handsome young officer is attending the debutante to the ball.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: pay attention, give heed

Examples:
He really attends to detail in his work.
The children were not attending to their substitute teacher's requests.

Mappings:
VerbNet: peer-30.3
FrameNet: Attention,Perception_active
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5