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
Direct and attend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Attend".
Nearby Words: attending, attendance
Direct
Direct verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.
Usage example: the guide directed the tour through the museum with commendable efficiency and expertise
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Last Minute Hookup: Max/ Megan sort of comes out of nowhere by "sort of" it is because it was justified, considering how he ditched her earlier as a direct result of deciding to attend Jenna's party instead of the going away party that Robe and Megan were holding, and felt guilty when he found out.
Source: Film / Max Keeble's Big Move - So direct me please to the man who'll sell me a gun, and the place where my dad was shot dead in his sleep, for I have business to attend to before I lay down in my grave.
Source: Badass Boast / Comic Books -
Cotton Mather, a very influential Puritan minister who is shown taking a direct role in hunting witches by the show (whereas in Real Life he did not attend any of the trials although witnessing two hangings, while his writings have been alleged to be the groundwork behind the witch panic).
Source: Historical-Domain Character
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Direct and Attend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/direct
Attend & Direct. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/direct>.
Direct or Attend. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/direct.
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