Attend vs. Encourage — What's the Difference?

Be present at (an event, meeting, or function)

To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.

Deal with

To give support to; foster

Escort and wait on (a member of royalty or other important person)

To stimulate; spur

Occur with or as a result of

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

To be present at

To spur on, strongly recommend.

To go regularly to

To foster, give help or patronage

To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; - the opposite of discourage.

To take care of (a sick person, for example). ]

Contribute to the progress or growth of;

To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed.

Inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

To listen (to, unto).

Spur on;

(intransitive) To turn one's consideration (to); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look after.

(ambitransitive) To wait upon as a servant etc.; to accompany to assist (someone).

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; to regularly go to (an event or place).

To go to (a place) for some purpose (with at).

To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.

To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.

Alternative form of atend.

To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.

To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.

To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.

To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.

To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.

To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; - usually followed by to.

To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; - often followed by on or upon.

With to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business.

To wait; to stay; to delay.

Be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.;

Take charge of or deal with;

To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result;

Work for or be a servant to;

Give heed (to);