Synonym: administer to, care for, go to, help, serve, visit, work for. Antonym: defy, disregard, ignore. Similar words: attend to, attendance, attention, pay attention to, matter, latter, scatter, battery. Meaning: [ə'tend] 
v. 1. be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc. 2. take charge of or deal with 3. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result 4. work for or be a servant to 5. give heed (to).
v. 1. be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc. 2. take charge of or deal with 3. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result 4. work for or be a servant to 5. give heed (to). 
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151. An approximation of the numbers expected to attend would be 350.
152. It is important that students attend/for students to attend all the lectures.
153. The queen will attend the official opening of the theatre in June.
154. She sent word with her secretary that she would be unable to attend the meeting.
155. America is short-changing half its young adults by treating those who don't attend college as failures.
156. Large sections of the potential audience seemed indisposed to attend.
157. I can't attend the meeting in person, but I am sending someone to speak for me.
158. If, for any reason, you cannot attend, please inform us.
159. I'd like to round up the meeting by thanking all those who were able to attend at such short notice.
160. It's time for you to wake up and attend to your business.
161. The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend.
162. All three are Chelsea fans, and attend all home games together.
163. Attend to my word.
164. Her refusal to attend the dinner is being seen as a deliberate snub to the President.
165. She was allowed compassionate leave from work to attend her father's funeral.
166. If the situation demands,he must be able to attend the meeting.
167. I dream that my son will attend college and find a good job.
168. For certain personal reasons I shall not be able to attend.
169. No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.
170. The Council has made it mandatory for all nurses to attend a refresher course every three years.
171. She felt honour bound to attend as she had promised to.
172. I always have so many things to attend to when I come into the office after a trip abroad.
173. I may be late - I have got one or two things to attend to.
174. The duchess is expected to come out of hiding to attend the ceremony.
175. She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.
176. She was granted compassionate leave to attend her father's funeral.
177. Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved.
178. Several of the students cut a lecture in order to attend a football match.
179. He was invited to the party but did not attend.
180. The president suggested that a UN observer should attend the conference.
More similar words: attend to, attendance, attention, pay attention to, matter, latter, scatter, battery, pattern, no matter, a matter of, extend, intend, tender, contend, tendency, extended, at the end of, as a matter of fact, at that time, letter, mutter, better, butterfly, cigarette, committee, short-term, tent, often, soften.