Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Attend-ére, v. n. (pass. atte-si, Attend-se, Attend-sero; part. atteso);
1. to attend, pay attention to; 2. to be attentive, to consider, reflect; v. a. 1. to keep, observe. — la promessa, to keep one's word; 2. to await, expect, fear, apprehend.— il tempo, to await one's opportunity; s. m.Attend-itóre; adj. Attend-énte.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
attendere: to attend to waite, to stay, to abide, to tarie, to expect: Also to solicite, to apply, to harken, to regard.