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attend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of attend

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

a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes

Synonyms of attend

accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), companion, company, convoy, escort, see, squire

Words Related to attend

walk

associate, consort, pal (around), team (up)

defend, guard, protect

bring, conduct, guide, lead, pilot, steer, usher

follow, shadow, tag, tag along, tail

hang (around), hover (over)

Near Antonyms of attend

abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake

2 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 of attend

hark, harken, hear, hearken, heed, listen, mind

Phrases Synonymous with attend

prick up one's ears

Near Antonyms of attend

discount, disregard

Antonyms of attend

ignore, tune out

3 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 of attend

care (for), mind, oversee, superintend, supervise, tend, watch

Words Related to attend

administrate, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, manage, operate, preside (over), regulate, run, steward

guard, patrol, protect, safeguard, shield

baby, babysit, chaperone (or chaperon), mother, shepherd

Phrases Synonymous with attend

look after, see after, see to, take care of

Near Antonyms of attend

abandon, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, pass over

4 to occur or exist at the same time

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

Synonyms of attend

accompany, co-occur, coexist, coincide, concur, synchronize

Words Related to attend

chance, hap, happen, transpire

Near Antonyms of attend

antedate, precede, predate

follow, succeed

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