Learn English – Attended to vs attended upon

prepositions

Which is/are correct. Are they mean the same?

The senior doctor attended to the patient very quietly.

The senior doctor attended upon the patient very quietly.

Best Answer

Attend to is correct. Attend upon has a different (and rather old fashioned) meaning. We can say "the servant attended upon his master". It would not be used in the doctor-patient relationship. The grammar book you are using contains an error.

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