ATTENDS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

attends

verb

present tense third-person singular of attend

as in accompanies

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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as in listens

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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as in supervises

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 coincides

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 attends Ashlynn Richardson lives near Beveridge Elementary where her daughter Serenity, 10, attends fifth grade. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Williams said his 11-year-old daughter attends school outside of her neighborhood. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Brad Lightcap, Chief Operating Officer at OpenAI, attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 20, 2023. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Antony Starr attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The impact will depend on which APS school the child attends. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 While Galliano attends only infrequently, his creations are well worn by celebrity guests of the event, including famously by Princess Diana. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Nancy appeared in several episodes of The Office as a real estate agent who dates Steve’s Michael Scott, including this episode from season 3 in which the paper company staff attends a local Diwalicelebration. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 The hotel's butler service attends to guests' needs with a light touch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

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Water and dust are important ingredients in the chemistry that accompanies star and planet formation, meaning material shed by aging stars such as IRS 3 could eventually contribute to future generations of stars and planets.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
The correspondence which accompanies the treaty will put the Senate in possession of all the facts known to the Executive.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompanies

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The judge listens carefully to allcof their input when deciding who goes home, who remains in custody, and under what conditions liberty may be limited.

— Corey B. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
But the voice messages from her family that Alex occasionally listens to start to pull her back to her old life.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of listens

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The State Board of Education supervises public K–12 education across the state, overseeing educational interests in Kansas.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of supervises

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This boom coincides with the rise of travel influencers and reviewers, whose detailed video content attracts millions of views and shapes consumer decisions.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
This year, that peak coincides almost perfectly with a new moon, leaving skies virtually free of moonlight and allowing even faint meteors to shine.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of coincides

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Sacramento County Office of Education provides services to Sacramento County school districts and oversees their fiscal stability.

— Chaewon Chung August 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
There is a disconnect between road crews and the team at the 511 Traffic Management Center, which oversees all active traffic incidents around town.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversees

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When a fan sees an idol’s skin, watches a routine, studies a product list, compares ingredients and sees creators repeat the same steps, the product is no longer an isolated SKU.

— Darko Pavic, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Sentry, the company’s first hardware product, is a surveillance tower that watches borders and other secure areas.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of watches

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Silver Media Group, founded by Golden Horse Award-winning producer Chan Gin Kai, manages a portfolio of more than 1,500 intellectual property assets spanning film, animation, games and graphic novels.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
If the transmission line wins approval, the cost of the project will be spread among all ratepayers served by the California Independent System Operator, which manages about 80% of the state’s electrical grid.

— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026