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attend

/əˈtɛnd/verb2 syllables

Attend means: work for, or be a servant to.

Synonyms for attend27

verb, as in work for, or be a servant to

serve, attend to, wait on, assist

verb, as in give heed (to)

hang, advert, pay heed, give ear

verb, as in take charge of or deal with

take care, look, see

verb, as in be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

go to

also used for attend

bestand, aid, await, bestead, dance attendance, do, notice, take heed, clock, consider, give heed, heed, let in on, mark, mind

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Opposites of attend

What does attend mean?5

verb

1

work for, or be a servant to“May I serve you?”

2

give heed (to)“The children in the audience attended the recital quietly”

3

take charge of or deal with“Could you see about lunch?”

4

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.“She attends class regularly”

5

to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result“Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with attend?28

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All 28 rhymes for attend, grouped by syllable

Attend in a sentence

  • I didn't attend the meeting, and he didn't either.unknown
  • Look up words in advance, before you attend a class.unknown
  • To my sorrow, my father cannot attend the meeting.unknown
  • Like it or not, we have to attend that meeting.CK
  • He was sick, so he couldn't attend the party.CK
  • If you don't want to attend the meeting, you don't have to.CK
  • You don't attend, you pay attention, under the typical logic.gleki
  • Anyone can attend my lectures, but not everyone can understand them.patgfisher

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Forms of attend

as a verb

past tense
attended
present participle
attending
third-person singular
attends
past participle
attended