I'm wondering if "To attend" here means "to be present at" or "to participate" or "Taking part of the event"?
" ... to speak at the Florida Democratic Party convention on December 10. Florida senator Bill Nelson had asked Obama three times to attend; three times, Obama had said no"
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Hi, The focus of the word is on 'be present at', although Obama would of course do more than just sit in the audience. Clive
— Clive
Hi, The focus of the word is on 'be present at', although Obama would of course do more than just sit in the audience.
Clive
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