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 Moreno is competitive, a hardcore fan who regularly attends even spring training games. —

Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 His older daughter attends a high school in the Tamalpais Union High School District, while his younger daughter attends a middle school in a different district. —

Sooji Nam, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 Agnes attends a preparatory school run by Dowd’s Aunt Lydia, who watches over the daughters of Gilead’s elite both literally and in the form of a towering statue in the school’s atrium. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026 Chanel Iman attends the Miami Open with Lacoste in a chic outfit on March 29. —

Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 There is this older lady who attends some of my children’s sporting events. —

Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 The plot attends both to twentieth-century horrors, such as Ukraine’s Holodomor, and to what Reed saw coming, in social media’s incessant threat to our inner life. —

Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026 Having access to the network of former UConn superstars is still surreal for Vukosa, who grew up idolizing Breanna Stewart and attends the same high school as Hall of Famer Sue Bird and WNBA MVP Tina Charles. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026 The other uncertainty is whether Pickens attends offseason workouts or training camp without a long-term deal. —

Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026

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When Reverend Jeff Hood — a spiritual advisor who accompanies men on death row — reached out to him on Facebook, though, he was intrigued.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
From the beginning, the emphasis centered on preparation, consistency, and respect for the emotional complexity that accompanies divorce and custody matters.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026