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attend to

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attend to someone
to give care to someone who is ill. Malone flew home to attend to his wife, who was in the hospital.

attend to something
to deal with something. Firefighters attended to a smoking car outside the building.
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It was quite late in the evening when the little Moss came snugly to anchor, and Queequeg and I went ashore; so we could attend to no business that day, at least none but a supper and a bed.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
But I can't do with you, Helen,' was his answer: 'as long as you stay I shall attend to you and neglect my business.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
"I won't like you if you run me against a brick wall," she said, as the machine rasped up against the curb "Do attend to the steering.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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