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Attend false friend
In the sentence 'I cannot attend the meeting,' what does attend mean?
Classification
Provenance
Kind: human-authored
Source: vocabulary-depth-anchor-pack
Batch: vocab-collocation-001
Reviewer: content-lead
Updated: 2026-05-20
Instruction and answer
Instruction
Choose the correct meaning.
Correct answer
go to or be present at
Explanation
Attend means be present at an event: attend a meeting, class, or conference. It does not mean help in this sentence.
Product use
Surfaces
Source languages
Difficulty
medium
Conversion hook
Useful for users who work in English and translate from Romance-language cognates.
Review payload
Review notes
Business-relevant false friend.
Media prompt
No media prompt attached.
Assets
Source traps
Tags
Usage
Tests: vocabulary-size, business-english, toeic
Funnels: es-translated-english
Challenges: attend-false-friend
{
"type": "single-choice",
"correctOptionId": "go-to",
"options": [
{
"id": "go-to",
"label": "go to or be present at",
"rationale": "Attend a meeting means be present at it."
},
{
"id": "help",
"label": "help someone",
"rationale": "This is a false-friend meaning in some languages."
},
{
"id": "organize",
"label": "organize the meeting",
"rationale": "Attend does not mean organize."
},
{
"id": "cancel",
"label": "cancel the meeting",
"rationale": "Cannot attend does not cancel the event."
}
]
}