attend

Be present at

Attend means to be present at something: She attended the conference, Will you attend the wedding?

It also means to pay attention to or take care of: Attend to your studies, A nurse attended the patient.

To attend to a matter is to deal with it.

An attendant is someone who assists or accompanies.

care

nurse

Healthcare provider, bedside

serve · wait on · assist · help · aid · support · nurture · comfort · heal · treat

listen

hear

Perceive by ear

  • harkListen, old-fashioned
  • hearkenListen with attention
  • listenPerceive sound attentively

audit · give ear · tune in · eavesdrop · overhear · hang on · catch

focus

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

regard · awareness · alertness · vigilance · intentness · absorption · engagement · immersion · contemplation · meditation

participate

engage

Actively participate or connect

register · sit in · take part · be present · show · contribute · involve · enter · enlist · sign up

presence

present

Gift or current moment

turn up · come · go · visit · frequent · check in · be there · make it · drop in · pop in

service

church

Place of Christian worship

  • massQuantity of matter
  • worshipReligious reverence and praise
  • sermonClergy's worship address

prayer · liturgy · synagogue · mosque · temple · congregation · ritual · sacrament · devotion · ceremony

Categories
Opposites
physical presence

attendmiss

Fail to reach

skip · stay away · boycott · ditch · cut

mental focus/attention

attendignore

Refuse to notice

disregard · neglect · overlook · tune out · zone out

care/service

attendneglect

Failure to provide care

abandon · forsake · desert · disregard · leave

Phrases
Family

attention, attentive, attendant, attended, attendance, attending, attend to, inattentive, unattended

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G