Antonyms for attend
əˈtɛndat·tend

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1. attend

   Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.

   Synonyms:
   accompany, chase, come after, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, obey, observe, practise, pursue, result, succeed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. attend

   Antonyms:
   wander, disregard, leave, forsake, abandon, desert, exclude, neutralize

   Synonyms:
   listen, heed, notice, observe, wait on, serve, mind, watch, accompany, consort, follow, imply, involve

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1. • Accompany

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. attend, go toverb

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

   "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   see, attend to, look, advert, serve, assist, take care, go to, wait on, give ear, pay heed, hang

2. attend, take care, look, seeverb

   take charge of or deal with

   "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   date, experience, bet, figure, seem, go out, give ear, hear, look, attend to, reckon, examine, go through, mind, witness, find, view, go steady, take in, get word, consider, pay heed, meet, expect, visualize, check, construe, encounter, determine, see, find out, see to it, project, picture, front, search, depend, catch, regard, calculate, realise, control, go to, escort, assure, envision, watch, await, run into, count, run across, come across, get a line, visualise, image, face, get wind, ensure, pick up, understand, hang, serve, ascertain, advert, wait, appear, interpret, learn, realize, assist, visit, fancy, discover, insure, wait on, take care

3. attendverb

   to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result

   "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   see, attend to, look, advert, serve, assist, take care, go to, wait on, give ear, pay heed, hang

4. serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assistverb

   work for or be a servant to

   "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   serve, process, aid, help, dish up, pay heed, answer, go to, dish out, function, look, attend to, take to heart, suffice, service, take care, advert, assist, serve up, give ear, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do, see, hang

5. attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give earverb

   give heed (to)

   "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   serve, wait on, touch, bring up, mention, flow, name, string up, advert, look, attend to, cling, allude, take care, assist, refer, hang up, give ear, cite, fall, pay heed, go to, see, hang

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1. attendverb

   Synonyms:
   guard, look after, accompany, escort, pay regard, heed, listen

How to use attend in a sentence?

1. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts:

   On the eve of The Senate Republicans covering up transgressions and spreading misinformation, I can not in good conscience attend a sham State of the Union when I have seen firsthand the damage Donald J. Trump's rhetoric and policies have inflicted on those I love and those I represent.

2. Adam Soltani:

   Our first Capitol day is about laying the foundation for civic engagement... and getting our community to understand the process a lot better, we're hoping the people who attend this will form a base of Oklahoma Muslims who can do lobbying and sitting down with their elected officials and things like that.

3. Polly Chow:

   All the kids who didn't attend were all the Asian kids, when you're Asian, you get exposed to news through the Asian media. You see more graphically what's happening in China, so that increases the fear.

4. Irvine Unified School District:

   During these challenging times, the safety of our school community continues to be our top priority. While we hope at some point to have our students attend our schools alongside their classmates and teachers, now is not the time, meanwhile, we are working to develop a rigorous distance learning plan that will allow students to continue their education at home.

5. Artheta Peters:

   He would have been the first kid in the Peters family to attend college, but unfortunately, due to my income, I can't afford for him to attend college.

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