What word in French would you use for attend, in the sense "attend the class"? Attendre seems to mean to wait; dictionary offers:
visiter
fréquenter
hanter
s'approcher
but I guess only some of them are normally used in this context?
What word in French would you use for attend, in the sense "attend the class"? Attendre seems to mean to wait; dictionary offers:
visiter
fréquenter
hanter
s'approcher
but I guess only some of them are normally used in this context?
I would have used none of them. To be exact, my usual translation of “to attend a class” is “assister à un cours”.
You could also use the word suivre.
Twice a week she attends French classes. Deux fois par semaines elle suit des cours de français.
In the context of an active attendance, participer is suitable.
I will attend this meeting. Je participerai à cette réunion.
To follow up on the 3 "correct" answers, there are some differences in the 3 proposed translations
assister à un cours : you are going to attend the class at a specific date. It not mean that you are attending the class for a whole semester.
suivre un cours : here you are attending the class which lasts for several sessions
participer à un cours / prendre part à un cours : as @Shlublu noted, active attendance is implied. Nothing implied about the number of sessions.