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Attend false friend

In the sentence 'I cannot attend the meeting,' what does attend mean?

Classification

reviewed-seedapprovedvocabulary-collocation-depthword-precision-choicesynonyms-finderB1Vocabulary

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

funneltestdaily

Source languages

esptglobal

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

translated-phrase-distractorsworkplace-email-situations

Source traps

es-false-friends

Tags

false-friendsbusiness-englishvocabulary-size

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."
    }
  ]
}