Englishfor English speakers
attend
Verb
—
If you attend something like school or a party, you go to it.
I attended a party.
My son will attend kindergarten next year.
—
If you attend to something, you give attention to it.
I attended my brother as best man at his wedding.
Will you please attend to this huge list of orders?
a
Determinative
—
A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
—
A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
—
In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
lecture
Noun
—
A lecture is a talk about a specific topic. Usually, it is a planned talk and it often lasts a long time.
My teacher is giving a lecture on human rights tonight at the university.
lecture
Verb
—
If you lecture someone, you teach them something.
—
If you lecture someone, you scold them.