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
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Attend as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed.
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Attend as a verb (archaic, intransitive):
To listen (, ).
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Attend as a verb (intransitive, legal):
To go to (a place) for some purpose (with ).
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Attend as a verb:
To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.
Examples:
"a measure attended with ill effects"
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Attend as a verb:
To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.
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Attend as a verb:
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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."
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Service as a noun (economics):
The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.
Examples:
"Hair care is a service industry."
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Service as a noun:
A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.
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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."
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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."
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Service as a noun:
The military.
Examples:
"I did three years in the service before coming here."
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Service as a noun:
A set of dishes or utensils.
Examples:
"She brought out the silver tea service."
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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."
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Service as a noun:
A religious rite or ritual.
Examples:
"The funeral service was touching."
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Service as a noun (legal):
The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
Examples:
"The service happened yesterday."
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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.
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Service as a noun:
A musical composition for use in churches.
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Service as a noun (obsolete):
Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
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Service as a noun (nautical):
The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
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Service as a verb (transitive):
To serve.
Examples:
"They service the customer base."
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Service as a verb (transitive):
To perform maintenance.
Examples:
"He is going to service the car."
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Service as a verb (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic):
To inseminate through sexual intercourse
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Service as a verb (transitive, vulgar):
To perform a sexual act.
Examples:
"He was going to service her."
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Service as a noun:
service tree