attend to someone or something

attend to someone or something
attend to someone or something
to take care of the needs of someone or something; to respond to a request or demand from someone or something. •

Please attend to your wounded friend.

Would you please attend to the action points of this memo?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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