The difference between Attend and Service

When used as verbs, attend means to listen to (something or someone), whereas service means to serve.


Service is also noun with the meaning: an act of being of assistance to someone.

check bellow for the other definitions of Attend and Service

  1. Attend as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed.

  2. Attend as a verb (archaic, intransitive):

    To listen (, ).

  3. Attend as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn one's consideration (); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look after.

    Examples:

    "Secretaries attend to correspondence."

  4. Attend as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To wait upon as a servant etc.; to accompany to assist (someone).

    Examples:

    "Valets attend to their employer's wardrobe."

  5. Attend as a verb (transitive):

    To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; to regularly go to (an event or place).

    Examples:

    "Children must attend primary school."

  6. Attend as a verb (intransitive, legal):

    To go to (a place) for some purpose (with ).

  7. Attend as a verb:

    To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.

    Examples:

    "a measure attended with ill effects"

  8. Attend as a verb:

    To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.

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  1. Service as a noun:

    An act of being of assistance to someone.

    Examples:

    "I say I did him a service by ending our relationship - now he can freely pursue his career."

  2. Service as a noun (economics):

    The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.

    Examples:

    "Hair care is a service industry."

  3. Service as a noun:

    A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.

  4. Service as a noun (computing):

    A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.

    Examples:

    "This machine provides the name service for the LAN."

  5. Service as a noun:

    The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group

    Examples:

    "Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur."

  6. Service as a noun:

    The military.

    Examples:

    "I did three years in the service before coming here."

  7. Service as a noun:

    A set of dishes or utensils.

    Examples:

    "She brought out the silver tea service."

  8. Service as a noun (sports):

    The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.

    Examples:

    "The player had four service faults in the set."

  9. Service as a noun:

    A religious rite or ritual.

    Examples:

    "The funeral service was touching."

  10. Service as a noun (legal):

    The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

    Examples:

    "The service happened yesterday."

  11. Service as a noun (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria):

    A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.

  12. Service as a noun:

    A musical composition for use in churches.

  13. Service as a noun (obsolete):

    Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

  14. Service as a noun (nautical):

    The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.

  1. Service as a verb (transitive):

    To serve.

    Examples:

    "They service the customer base."

  2. Service as a verb (transitive):

    To perform maintenance.

    Examples:

    "He is going to service the car."

  3. Service as a verb (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic):

    To inseminate through sexual intercourse

  4. Service as a verb (transitive, vulgar):

    To perform a sexual act.

    Examples:

    "He was going to service her."

  1. Service as a noun:

    service tree