Attend
Attend verb - To take charge of especially on behalf of another.
Usage example: tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own
Control and attend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Control" instead a verb "Attend".
Nearby Words: attending, attendance
Common collocations
| group | attend group | control group |
Both words in one sentence
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We have our silver haired control freak, a Meganekko Miko, the Miko's little sister who is actually way too young to even attend college and a blonde girl lusting after the aforementioned one.
Source: Anime / Cosplay Complex -
The firemen who attend when it inevitably gets out of control tell them that Valentine's Day is one of their busiest nights of the year, for exactly that reason.
Source: Break-Up Bonfire -
Assimilation Academy: In "The Straight and Narrow," the private academy actually uses Mind Control on all who attend.
Source: Series / The Outer Limits (1995)
Cite this Source
Control and Attend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/control
Attend & Control. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/control>.
Control or Attend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/control.
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