Synonyms for attend
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Serve — senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present. To wait on (someone or…
serve, accompany, go with, escort, conduct, bring, go along with, look after, assist, aid, service, nurse, company, await, convoy, guard, lackey, wait on dated, wait dated rare, tend dated, do dated UK, do for dated UK
2. Hear — senses relating to directing one's attention. Often followed by to, upon, or with, to give consideration; to…
see, watch, hear, notice, regard, heed, pay attention, follow, consider, take care, take notice, observe, take note, pay heed, take heed, look, mark, mind rare
Definitions
- v. 1
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present. To wait on (someone or their instructions) as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (specifically of a gentleman-in-waiting or lady-in-waiting to a member of royalty), to accompany (someone) in order to assist or wait upon them; to escort.
Servants attend the king day and night.
- v. 2
Senses relating to directing one's attention. Often followed by to, upon, or with: to give consideration; to pay attention.
- v. 3
Senses relating to directing one's attention. Followed by to or unto: to listen.
- v. 4
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present. To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone).
Forms
- Past participle
- attended
e.g. attended → served, accompanied, escorted, conducted…
Choose the right word
To heed is not only to attend, but to remember and observe.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- conduct Everyone of us is responsible for his own conduct.
- accompany I'm not going to accompany the children to school.
- hear I don't want to hear any more of your complaining.
- observe Catholics could not openly observe their religion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| attend | steady | |
| conduct | steady | |
| accompany | steady | |
| hear | rising | |
| observe | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- see1, aid1
- 4 letters
- look1, mind1, wait1, stay1, hear1, mark1, note1, tend1, hang1, heed1, hark1
- 5 letters
- bring1, watch1, serve1, guard1, nurse1, await2, abide2
- 6 letters
- result2, follow2, listen2, notice2, remain2, assist2, regard2, escort2, convoy2, advert2, lackey2, harken2, behear
- 7 letters
- company3, service2, conduct2, observe2, hearken
- 8 letters
- consider3
- 9 letters
- accompany4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (await2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fréquenter
- Italiano
- frequentare
- Español
- frecuentar
- Deutsch
- frequentieren
- Català
- freqüentar