Synonyms of attend

attend

verb

ə-ˈtend 

1

as in to accompany

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompany
• escort
• bring
• see
• companion
• company
• walk
• chaperone
• chaperon
• convoy
• squire
• protect
• guide
• defend
• follow
• steer
• conduct
• associate
• guard
• usher
• lead
• hang (around)
• pilot
• consort
• pal (around)
• team (up)
• tag
• tail
• tag along
• hover (over)
• shadow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandon
• ditch
• dump
• forsake
• desert

2

as in to listen

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listen
• hear
• heed
• hearken
• harken
• hark
• mind
• prick up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• tune out
• disregard
• discount

3

as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watch
• supervise
• oversee
• manage
• tend
• operate
• look after
• see to
• protect
• conduct
• care (for)
• run
• control
• take care of
• guard
• superintend
• see after
• govern
• mind
• guide
• regulate
• direct
• patrol
• preside (over)
• safeguard
• administrate
• mother
• baby
• shield
• steward
• babysit
• chaperone
• chaperon
• shepherd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• abandon
• disregard
• pass over
• neglect

4

as in to coincide

to occur or exist at the same time

all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompany
• coincide
• happen
• synchronize
• coexist
• concur
• chance
• transpire
• co-occur
• hap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precede
• succeed
• follow
• antedate
• predate

Examples of attend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When their group including Walz arrived at the event, they were interrogated once again about their reasons for attending. —Caroline Frost, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024

Remi Wolf is also set to play at the University of Wisconsin-Madison event on Wednesday, which Vice President Kamala Harris is also expected to attend. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024

In a feature story in the Daily Front Row in 2013, Schaefer came to the U.S. to attend business school and worked first for William Bernbach, one of the founders of the ad agency DDB Worldwide. —Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 26 Oct. 2024

Harris has previously implored voters to attend or view a Trump rally. —Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024