Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Attend, 1) absolutely == a) to be ready for service, to be in waiting: “the post --s, and she delivers it,” Lucr. 1333. “at the deanery where a priest --s,” Wiv. IV, 6, 31. “when the priest --s,” Shr. III, 2, 5. “he --eth here hard by, to know your answer,” Merch. IV, 1, 145. All's V, 3, 135. R2 III, 3, 176. H8 V, 2, 19. Tim. I, 1, 7. Tim. I, 1, 7 “trip, Audrey! I a., I a.” As V, 1, 68 (i. e. I wait on you, I accompany you). “she an --ing star,” LLL IV, 3, 231 (i. e. bound to service, subservient to her). this life is nobler than --ing for a check (i. e. doing service) Cymb. III, 3, 22. “we will fear no poison, which --s in place of greater state,” Cymb. III, 3, 77 (i. e. which is present to do service).
b) == to be attentive, to listen: “thou --est not,” Tp. I, 2, 87. “shall I tell you a thing? We a.” LLL V, 1, 153. “a. and mark,” Mids. IV, 1, 98. H4A I, 3, 235. III, 1, 228. H8 I, 1, 158. Cor. I, 9, 4. Rom. II, 2, 167.
2) followed by to == to listen to: “mine ears that to your wanton talk --ed,” Ven. 809. “we will a. to neither,” John V, 2, 163. “your grace --ed to their sugared words,” R3 III, 1, 13.
3) followed by on or upon, a) == to wait on, to serve: “the goddess on whom these airs a.” Tp. I, 2, 422. “we'll both a. upon your ladyship,” Gentl. II, 4, 121. “let your will a. on their accords,” Err. II, 1, 25. Mids. III, 1, 160. Merch. I, 1, 68. As III, 4, 36. Shr. Ind. 2, 35. III, 2, 225. John III, 3, 72; cf. R2 I, 3, 169. H6B V, 1, 80. R3 I, 3, 294. Oth. I, 1, 51. Per. V, 3, 101. “tarry I here, I but a. on death,” Gentl. III, 1, 186 (i. e. I pay my court to death, instead of paying it to Silvia).
b) to wait on, to show respect and duty: “mortal looks adore his beauty still, --ing on his golden pilgrimage,” Sonn. 7, 8. “upon a wooden coffin we a.” H6A I, 1, 19. “will a. on her,” II, 2, 52. “I will a. upon your lordship's leisure,” V, 1, 55. “the solemn feast shall more a. upon the coming space,” All's II, 3, 188 (shall grace the future time).
c) to wait on, to accompany: “sorrow on love hereafter shall a.” Ven. 1136. “fair thoughts and happy hours a. on you!” Merch. III, 4, 41. “to appoint who should a. on him,” H8 I, 1, 75. “all fears --ing on so dire a project,” Troil. II, 2, 134. “a. upon Cominius to these wars,” Cor. I, 1, 241. “let thy wife a. on her,” Oth. I, 3, 297. “I must a. on Caesar,” Ant. V, 2, 206. “--ed on by many a lord and knight,” Per. IV, 4, 11.
4) transitively; a) to regard with attention, to take notice of, to witness: “could not with graceful eyes a. those wars,” Ant. II, 2, 60. Especially to listen to: “will tie the hearers to a. each line,” Lucr. 818. “which speechless woe of his poor she --eth,” Lucr. 818 “now a. me,” Lucr. 818 “to a. this double voice,” Compl. 3. “too early I --ed a youthful suit,” Compl. 3 “dost thou a. me?” Tp. I, 2, 78. Tp. I, 2, 78 Merch. V, 103. Tw. I, 4, 27. H4A I, 3, 210. H6C II, 1, 168. Tit. V, 3, 79. Tit. V, 3, 79. Rom. V, 3, 77. Cymb. I, 6, 142. Per. I, 2, 70.
b) to guard, to watch: “I fear I am --ed by some spies,” Gentl. V, 1, 10. “to a. the emperor's person carefully,” Tit. II, 2, 8. “they are in a trunk, --ed by my men,” Cymb. I, 6, 197. a. my taking (== are watching to take me, are in wait for me), Lr. II, 3, 5.
c) to take care of: “a. your office,” Wiv. V, 5, 44. Ant. IV, 6, 27. “I must a. his majesty's command,” All's I, 1, 4. “a. his further pleasure,” II, 4, 54. “each hath his place and function to a.” H6C I, 1, 173.
d) to be about, to wait on: “to a. my sons,” Err. I, 1, 58. “I will a. my husband, be his nurse,” V, 98. “to a. the emperor in his royal court,” Gentl. I, 3, 27. “and then I'll presently a. you,” II, 4, 189. Meas. II, 2, 160. III, 1, 160. As I, 2, 177. IV, 1, 184. Lr. I, 1, 35. “I would a. his leisure for a few words,” Mcb. III, 2, 3.
e) to do homage: “he cannot want the best that shall a. his love,” All's I, 1, 82. “a. you here the door of our stern daughter?” Cymb. II, 3, 42.
f) to serve: “let one a. him with a silver basin,” Shr. Ind. 1, 55. “it is the curse of kings to be --ed by slaves,” John IV, 2, 208. “I am most dreadfully --ed,” Hml. II, 2, 276. “who --s us here?” Per. I, 1, 150.
g) to accompany: “if Venus or her son do now a. the queen,” Tp. IV, 88. “I will most willingly a. your ladyship,” Tit. IV, 1, 28. Merch. III, 4, 29. H6C IV, 2, 16. 5, 7. Hml. III, 3, 22. Ant. V, 2, 367. Figuratively: “these lets a. the time,” Lucr. 330. “lingering perdition shall a. you and your ways,” Tp. III, 3, 77. “grace and good disposition a. your ladyship,” Tw. III, 1, 147. John III, 3, 35. IV, 2, 56. H5 II, 4, 29. H6B II, 3, 38. R3 III, 7, 232. IV, 4, 195. H8 V, 5, 28. Rom. III, 3, 48. Mcb. I, 5, 21.
h) to wait for: “I must a. time's leisure,” Sonn. 44, 12. “one that --s your ladyship's command,” Gentl. IV, 3, 5. “the dinner --s you,” Wiv. I, 1, 279. Meas. IV, 1, 57. Ado V, 4, 36. LLL II, 33. V, 2, 849. Shr. II, 169. All's II, 3, 57. Tw. III, 4, 243. Wint. I, 2, 178. R2 I, 3, 116. H4A IV, 3, 70. H4B I, 1, 3. H6C IV, 6, 82. R3 I, 2, 227. Cor. I, 1, 78. Cor. I, 1, 78 I, 10, 30. Tim. I, 2, 160. III, 4, 37. Mcb. III, 1, 45. V, 4, 15. Hml. V, 2, 205. Lr. II, 1, 127. Oth. III, 3, 281. Ant. III, 10, 32. Cymb. IV, 2, 334. Cor. II, 2, 164. III, 1, 332. 2, 138.
i) to expect: “a. our weightier judgment,” Tim. III, 5, 102.