atender

/atenˈdeɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
atiendo
preterite (yo)
atendí
past participle
atendido

Meaning

  1. to attend to, to serve

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

servir

Atender and servir overlap in the sense of attending to a customer, largely interchangeable there.

Similar in other languages

German

beistehen

Close — to attend to/serve relates to assisting, standing by.

German

ausschenken

Close — to serve relates to serving drinks.

English

serve

Close — to attend to relates to serving.

Practice

1 What does atender mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a los clientes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches atender?

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