Attend
Attend verb - To go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship.
To watch and attend are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To watch" with "Attend", this terms are similar.
Nearby Words: attending, attendance
To watch
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Nintendogs: hundreds of people will turn up to watch dog competitions multiple times per day, every day, and are clearly paying to attend each time since how else would the generous prizes be funded?
Source: Serious Business / Video Games -
Can't Get Away with Nuthin': In "Send Her Ella", Stephanie agrees to watch after the inn so that the others can attend a local event she's not interested in, but when she learns there's a beauty contest she changes her mind but Dick and Joanna won't let her go back on her agreement.
Source: Series / Newhart -
Due to time zone differences, it's possible to watch one and attend the other.
Source: Useful Notes / Indianapolis
Cite this Source
To watch and Attend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/to_watch
Attend & To watch. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/to_watch>.
To watch or Attend. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attend/to_watch.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "attend" and "to watch" have occurred on timeline