attend: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with A · ends with D
Meaning of attend
verb
- transitive
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).
- transitive
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.
Example: Servants attend the king day and night.
- transitive
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present. 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).
Example: Children must attend primary school.
- transitive
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present. To take action with respect to (someone, or something such as a concern, problem, or task); to deal with, to handle.
Listed forms: attends, attending, attended, glossary, attendest.
Source: Wiktionary — attend.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for attend.
verb
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- go to
verb
take charge of or deal with
verb
work for, or be a servant to
verb
give heed (to)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is attend in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of attend
A(1) + T(1) + T(1) + E(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of attend
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from attend
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in attend. Showing up to 24, longest first.