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Synonyms of attend

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Another word for attend is await. Other synonyms of attend are tend.

Synonyms and similar words for attend

verbTo wait on (someone or their instructions) as an attendant, servant, etc.; also (specifically of a...

  • bestand
  • serve
  • aid
  • attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.
  • awaitTo serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
  • bestead
  • dance attendance BritishTo wait obsequiously (on or upon someone).
  • service
  • tendTo wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
  • waitTo attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
  • wait onTo provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a...
  • wait uponSynonym of wait on.
  • do British, dated
  • do for British, datedTo work as a domestic servant for.
  • stay obsoleteTo wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.

verbTo listen to (something or someone).

  • behearTo give ear to; hear (intently); attend (to); pay attention or give heed to; listen to.

verbTo give consideration to (someone or something); to heed, to pay attention, to regard.

verbOften followed by to, upon, or with: to give consideration; to pay attention.

  • take heedTo pay attention.
  • clock slang
  • considerTo look at attentively.
  • give heedTo pay attention; to heed.
  • heedTo mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  • let in onTo disclose or tell (a secret) to (someone); to share (privileged information) with (someone); to inform (someone) of...
  • pay attentionTo attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
  • pay heedTo give attention; to heed.
  • pick up what someone is putting downTo understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.
  • privy
  • regardTo take notice of, pay attention to.
  • take noteTo pay attention; to take notice; to note.
  • take noticeTo notice; to take note.
  • mind rare
  • pass obsoleteTo take heed, to have an interest, to care.

verbFollowed by to or unto: to listen.

  • be all ears
  • earballTo listen, especially to check.
  • give earTo listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
  • harkenTo hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or...
  • lend an earTo listen to someone.
  • listen close
  • note
  • hark archaicTo listen attentively.
  • list archaic

verbTo look out or wait for (someone, or something such as a decision or event); to await.

  • hold up
  • remain
  • wait forTo wait until the specified event occurs.
  • abide archaicTo stand ready for; to await someone; watch for.
  • bide archaic
  • expect obsoleteTo wait for; to await.
  • keep obsolete
  • tarry datedTo wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.

Meaning of attend

  1. verb To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone).
  2. verb 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.
  3. verb To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place).

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Questions about synonyms of attend

What is another word for attend?
Attend has 50 synonyms on Word.ws, such as await and tend.
What does attend mean?
Attend means to care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: attend (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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