advances [plural] formal an attempt to start a sexual relationship with someone:
▪ She accused her boss of making advances to her.
▪ The witness said that he 'went berserk' when she rejected his sexual advances.
–verb (used without object)
8. to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person.
9. to apply oneself: to attend to one's work.
10. to pay attention; listen or watch attentively; direct one's thought; pay heed: to attend to a speaker.