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 Jessica Biel attends Apple TV’s press line during Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 25. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Clancy attends court in a wheelchair because she was paralyzed after trying to take her own life that night. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026 The average military child attends multiple schools before graduation, often losing educational continuity, relationships, and specialized services every time the family receives new orders. — Jeanne Allen, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The team’s passing game coordinator, Joe Bleymaier, and offensive line coach, Andy Heck, will expand their duties while Bieniemy attends to his injured wife, according to Reid. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 27 July 2026 Bitter irony abounds, as when Nora, who is Black, attends a workplace mental health seminar in which a white, male supervisor who once mistreated her pretends to care about employees’ trauma. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026 There’s a scene in my book The Adjunct in which my main character attends a party at a fancy college where undergrads are discussing Freud. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Outside of the selection, George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn will hit the red carpet as the recipients of the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, and Maggie Gyllenhaal attends as head of the jury. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026 Like his two older siblings before him, Louis attends the Lambrook school near the family’s Berkshire home. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026

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Personalized service accompanies authentic Mediterranean dining at La Cucina.

— Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Fanatics Collect is attempting to up the ante for sellers by launching FanCash payouts for customers, which waives transaction fees from anywhere between six and 12 percent that typically accompanies any sale.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of accompanies

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In the living room of their Englewood home, the Bennett family listens to records while cuddling with their cats.

— Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
Org data shows men are twice as likely as women to use AI that listens during job interviews and generates answers in real time.

— Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 29 July 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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The new agreement coincides with Sportsnet’s 12-year national rights deal with the NHL that will also begin this fall.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 28 July 2026
His latest visit coincides with tensions between his administration and Canada that have marred the opening of a new bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of coincides

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The mortgage wholesaler sent a letter dated July 16 to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, urging the agency to modify or postpone the changes.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
The Minnesota Department of Health oversees the assisted living facility.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversees

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Rhaenyra and Rhaena flee on Syrax as Rhaena watches in horror as the other dragons bite and claw at her own.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The talk is grave, the editing unhurried; the camera holds multiple characters in the frame and watches them from a sedate remove.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of watches

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Even if Wall Street manages to put the merger to one side, the spotlight on the two separate businesses may not be especially flattering for either of them this quarter.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Although much of it feels like a coda to Endgame, Far From Home manages to chart out some fascinating future possibilities for the MCU.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026