atender

Portuguese

/a.tẽ.ˈde(ʁ)/

verb

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Latin attendere (stretch toward, give heed to).

Origin

Latin

attendere

Gloss

stretch toward, give heed to

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

attendere Latin
attendere Italian
atender Spanish, Castilian
atendimento Portuguese
atendre Old French
atendre Catalan, Valencian
atender Galician
atender Asturian
atendro Dalmatian

atendimento