verbthird conjugation
attendō
attendō (present infinitive attendere, perfect active attendī, supine attentum)
Classical[atˈtɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[atˈtɛn.do]
Meaning
- to pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards
Nōn est, mī Lūcīlī, quod amīcum tantum in forō et in cūriā quaerās: sī dīligenter attenderis, et domī inveniēs.
It’s not, my Lucilius, that you should seek a friend only in the forum and in the senate-house: if you pay attention diligently, you will also find [one] at home. (Translating the future perfect “attenderis” as present with future sense. An ancient Roman household might include relations, slaves, and freedmen; here Seneca refers to the possibility of a master befriending a slave.)c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.16 - to direct or turn toward
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
pay attention
attendō -ere — in De Bello Gallico II and De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attendō | attendēbam | attendam | attendī | attenderam | attenderō |
| 2nd sg. | attendis | attendēbās | attendēs | attendistī | attenderās | attenderis |
| 3rd sg. | attendit | attendēbat | attendet | attendit | attenderat | attenderit |
| 1st pl. | attendimus | attendēbāmus | attendēmus | attendimus | attenderāmus | attenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | attenditis | attendēbātis | attendētis | attendistis | attenderātis | attenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | attendunt | attendēbant | attendent | attendērunt attendēre | attenderant | attenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attendam | attenderem | attenderim | attendissem |
| 2nd sg. | attendās | attenderēs | attenderīs | attendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | attendat | attenderet | attenderit | attendisset |
| 1st pl. | attendāmus | attenderēmus | attenderīmus | attendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | attendātis | attenderētis | attenderītis | attendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | attendant | attenderent | attenderint | attendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attendor | attendēbar | attendar |
| 2nd sg. | attenderis attendere | attendēbāris attendēbāre | attendēris attendēre |
| 3rd sg. | attenditur | attendēbātur | attendētur |
| 1st pl. | attendimur | attendēbāmur | attendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | attendiminī | attendēbāminī | attendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | attenduntur | attendēbantur | attendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attendar | attenderer |
| 2nd sg. | attendāris attendāre | attenderēris attenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | attendātur | attenderētur |
| 1st pl. | attendāmur | attenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | attendāminī | attenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | attendantur | attenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | attende | attendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | attendite | attendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | attenditō | attenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | attenditō | attenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | attenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | attenduntō | attenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | attendere | attendī |
| perfect infinitive | attendisse | attentum esse |
| future infinitive | attentūrum esse | attentum īrī |
| present participle | attendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | attentus attenta, attentā, attentae, attentam, attentārum, attentās, attente, attentī, attentīs, attentō, attentōrum, attentōs |
| future participle | attentūrus attentūra, attentūrā, attentūrae, attentūram, attentūrārum, attentūrās, attentūre, attentūrī, attentūrīs, attentūrō, attentūrōrum, attentūrōs, attentūrum | attendendus attendundus, attendenda, attendendā, attendendae, attendendam, attendendārum, attendendās, attendende, attendendīs, attendendōrum, attendendōs, attendunda, attendundā, attendundae, attendundam, attendundārum, attendundās, attendunde, attendundī, attendundīs, attendundō, attendundōrum, attendundōs, attendundum |
gerundattendendī, attendendō, attendendumsupineattentum, attentū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- animum attendere ad aliquid
- to turn one's attention to a thing.
- diligenter attendere (aliquid)
- to attend carefully.
attendo (adt-, Dietsch), tendi, tentum, 3, v. a., orig.,
I. to stretch something (e. g. the bow) toward something; so only in Appul.: arcum, Met. 2, p. 122, 5.—Hence,
I. In gen., to direct or turn toward, = advertere, admovere: aurem, Att. ap. Non. p. 238, 10; Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib. (cf. infra, P. a.):
attendere signa ad aliquid, i. e. to affix, Quint. 11, 2, 29 (Halm, aptare); so, manus caelo, to stretch or extend toward, App. Met. 11, p. 263, 5: caput eodem attentum, Hyg. Astr. 3, 20.—Far more freq., II. Trop.
A. Animum or animos attendere, or absol. attendere, also animo attendere, to direct the attention, apply the mind to something, to attend to, consider, mind, give heed to (cf.: advertere animum, and animadvertere; freq. and class.)
1. With animum or animos: animum ad quaerendum quid siet, Pac. ap. Non. p. 238, 15:
dictis animum, Lucil. ib.: animum coepi attendere, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 28: quo tempore aures judex erigeret animumque attenderet? Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10: si, cum animum attenderis, turpitudinem videas, etc., id. Off. 3, 8, 35: animum ad cavendum, Nep Alcib 5, 2: jubet peritos linguae attendere animum, pastorum sermo agresti an urbano propior esset, Liv. 10, 4: praeterea et nostris animos attendere dictis atque adhibere velis, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 238, 11: attendite animos ad ea, quae consequuntur, Cic. Agr. 2, 15.—With a rel.-clause as object: nunc quid velim, animum attendite, Ter. Phorm. prol. 24.—2. Absol.:
postquam attendi Magis et vi coepi cogere, ut etc., Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 25: rem gestam vobis dum breviter expono, quaeso, diligenter attendite, Cic. Mil. 9: audi, audi atque attende, id. Planc. 41, 98; so id. de Or. 3, 13, 50; Phaedr. 2, 5, 6; Juv. 6, 66; 11, 16 al.—With acc. of the thing or person to which the attention is directed: Glaucia solebat populum monere, ut, cum lex aliqua recitaretur, primum versum attenderet, Cic. Rab. Post. 6, 14: sed stuporem hominis attendite, mark the stupidity, id. Phil. 2, 12, 30; so id. de Or. 1, 35, 161; Sall. J. 88, 2; Plin. Ep 6, 8, 8; Luc. 8, 623 al.: me de invidiosis rebus dicentem attendite. Cic. Sull 11, 33; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10: Quā re attendo te studiose, id. Fin. 3, 12, 40: non attenderunt mandata, Vulg. 2 Esdr. 9, 34; ib. Job, 21, 5; ib. Isa. 28, 23.— Pass.: versūs aeque prima et media et extrema pars attenditur, Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 192. —With inf. or acc. and inf. as object: quid futurum est, si pol ego hanc discere artem attenderim? Pompon. ap. Non. p. 238, 17: non attendere superius illud eā re a se esse concessum, Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 111.—With a rel.clause or a subjunct. with a particle: cum attendo, quā prudentiā sit Hortensius, Cic. Quinct. 20, 63: Hermagoras nec, quid dicat, attendere nec ... videatur, id. Inv. 1, 6, 8: forte lubuit adtendere, quae res maxume tanta negotia sustinuisset, Sall. C. 53, 2: Oro, parumper Attendas, quantum de legibus queratur etc., Juv. 10, 251: attende, cur, etc., Phaedr. 2, prol. 14: attendite ut sciatis prudentiam, Vulg. Prov. 4, 1: Attendite, ne justitiam vestram faciatis etc., ib. Matt. 6, 1; ib. Eccli. 1, 38; 13, 10; 28, 30.— With de: cum de necessitate attendemus, Cic. Part. Or. 24, 84.—With dat. (post-Aug.): sermonibus malignis, Plin. Ep. 7, 26: cui magis quam Caesari attendant? id. Pan. 65, 2; Sil. 8, 591: attendit mandatis, Vulg. Eccli. 32, 28; ib. Prov. 7, 24: attendite vobis, take heed to yourselves, ib. Luc. 17, 3; ib. Act. 5, 35; ib. 1 Tim. 4, 16.—So in Suet. several times in the signif. to devote attention to, to study, = studere: eloquentiae plurimum attendit, Suet. Calig. 53: juri, id. Galb. 5: extispicio, id. Ner. 56.—With abl. with ab (after the Gr. προσέχειν ἀπό τινος; eccl. Lat.): attende tibi a pestifero, beware of, Vulg. Eccli. 11, 35: attendite ab omni iniquo, ib. ib. 17, 11; ib. Matt. 7, 15; ib. Luc. 12, 1; 20, 46.—3. With animo (ante- and post-class. and rare):
cum animo attendi ad quaerendum, Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 79 Rib.: nunc quid petam, aequo animo attendite, Ter. Hec. prol. 20: quid istud sit, animo attendatis, App. Flor. 9: ut magis magisque attendant animo, Vulg. Eccli. prol.; so, in verbis meis attende in corde tuo, ib. ib. 16, 25.—* B. To strive eagerly for something, long for: puer, ne attenderis Petere a me id quod nefas sit concedi tibi, Att. ap. Non. p. 238, 19 (Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.).—Hence, attentus, a, um, P. a.
A. Directed to something, attentive, intent on:
Ut animus in spe attentus fuit, Ter. And. 2, 1, 3: Quo magis attentas aurīs animumque reposco, Lucr. 6, 920: Verba per attentam non ibunt Caesaris aurem, Hor. S. 2, 1, 19: si attentos animos ad decoris conservationem tenebimus, Cic. Off. 1, 37, 131: cum respiceremus attenti ad gentem, Vulg. Thren. 4, 17: eaque dum animis attentis admirantes excipiunt, Cic. Or. 58, 197: acerrima atque attentissima cogitatio, a very acute and close manner of thinking, id. de Or. 3, 5, 17: et attentum monent Graeci a principio faciamus judicem et docilem, id. ib. 2, 79, 323; 2, 19, 80; id. Inv. 1, 16, 23; Auct. ad Her. 1, 4: Ut patris attenti, lenonis ut insidiosi, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 172: judex circa jus attentior, Quint. 4, 5, 21.—B. Intent on, striving after something, careful, frugal, industrious:
unum hoc vitium fert senectus hominibus: Attentiores sumus ad rem omnes quam sat est, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 48: nimium ad rem in senectā attente sumus, id. ib. 5, 8, 31: tum enim cum rem habebas, quaesticulus te faciebat attentiorem, Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 7: paterfamilias et prudens et attentus, id. Quinct. 3: Durus, ait, Voltei, nimis attentusque videris Esse mihi, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 91: asper et attentus quaesitis, id. S. 2, 6, 82: vita, Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 44 Matth.: qui in re adventiciā et hereditariā tam diligens, tam attentus esset, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 48: antiqui attenti continentiae, Val. Max. 2, 5, 5.—Comp.: hortor vos attentiori studio lectionem facere, * Vulg. Eccli. prol.—Hence, adv.: atten-tē, attentively, carefully, etc.: attente officia servorum fungi, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 14; audire, Cic. Phil. 2, 5; id. Clu. 3 fin.; id. de Or. 2, 35, 148; id. Brut. 54, 200: legere, id. Fam. 7, 19: parum attente dicere, Gell. 4, 15: custodire attente, Vulg. Jos. 22, 5.— Comp.: attentius audire, Cic. Clu. 23: acrius et attentius cogitare, id. Fin. 5, 2, 4: attentius agere aliquid, Sall. C. 52, 18: spectare, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 197: invicem diligere, Vulg. 1 Pet 1, 22.—Sup.: attentissime audire, Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 259.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
attendō (adt-) tendī, tentus, ere
ad + tendo, to stretch toward, direct.—With animum, give attention, attend to, consider, give heed: cum animum attenderis, on careful observation: animos ad ea: quid velim, T.: sermo agresti an urbano propior esset, L.—With ellips. of animum: postquam attendi Magis, T.: audi atque attende: versum, listen to: stuporem hominis, mark: hostium res, S.: de necessitate: versūs pars attenditur: illud a se esse concessum: adtendere, quae res, etc., S.: attendite num aberret: quid petam aequo animo attendite, T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinattendō
Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin attendō From ad- + tendō (“stretch, extend”).
Descendants
- Catalanatendre
- Englishattend
- Frenchattendre
- Italianattendere
- Portugueseatender
- Spanishatender
- Galicianatender
- Istriotaténdi
- Sicilianattènniri
In English words that came into English from attendō
- attentionattentio
- attendattendō