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attend

verb

ə-ˈtend How to pronounce attend (audio)
Definition of attendnext
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

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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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of attend To stay alive, Lino must attend Communion every week at Father Joe’s Church on 118th Street, where he will be given a temporary antidote. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026 Siby eventually stopped attending the Windows on the World reunions to focus on his family and their future. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 But many congressional lawmakers are skipping the convention to campaign in their districts, and many grassroots supporters claim the event is too pricey to justify attending. — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026 Another Republican member of Congress who doesn't plan to attend the convention told USA TODAY that lawmakers in battleground districts would be better off campaigning at home. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attend
  1. accompany
  2. listen
  3. watch
  4. coincide
  5. escort
  6. hear
  7. supervise
  8. oversee
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  • Families Belden House & Mews and its accompanying restaurant, welcome children ages 12+.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • These surrogates, mostly in their 20s and 30s, provide companionship rather than specialized medical care, visiting, chatting, helping clients set up smartphones or accompanying them to medical appointments.
    — HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • Kiju said that Indians were never listened to in matters considered important to the rest of society, and that was even more true for Indian women.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone has suggestions on what to do next, and frankly, Counsell seems ready to listen.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of listen
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  • Michigan fans looked dumbfounded and despondent at the Big House, watching what looked like the program’s first loss to a MAC team since 2008.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of watch
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  • Playing Alice on the Apple TV+ series has also coincided with a formative stretch in Maxwell’s career.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The sharp price hikes have coincided with an escalation in the Iran war, including a recent drone attack on Saudi Arabia's critical East-West oil pipeline.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of coincide
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  • Anyone using their phone during the set will be escorted out of the venue, and if needed, devices can be unlocked and used in special areas of each venue.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Spurred by Barnett’s defiant message and federal officers’ arrival to escort Meredith, a mob of some 2,000 swelled by morning.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Jensen said some residents have begun exploring their legal options, citing both the emotional duress of hearing constant screams and also a fear of potentially lower property values.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Authored by Wall Street Journal reporter Robbie Whelan, THR hears that among the topics set to be covered will be Iger’s friendship-turned-rivalry with former Marvel chief Ike Perlmutter.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of hear
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  • The following year, he was sentenced to 188 months, nearly 16 years, in prison, with five years supervised release.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In her current role, Second Assistant District Attorney, Sprague supervises all homicides that occur in Plymouth County as well as all firearm and narcotics cases, according to her profile.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • José Dias Toffoli, who previously stepped down from overseeing the Banco Master case because of his links to Vorcaro, also refused to vote.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Reactor Pilot Program was established under Executive Order 14301 and allows the DOE to oversee the design, construction, and initial testing of qualifying advanced reactors outside national laboratories, with the NRC observing the process.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Attend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attend. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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