attends
v. A2 Elementary US //əˈtɛndz// UK //ɐtˈɛndz// at·tends
v. to be present at an event, meeting, or place. You use this when you go somewhere on purpose to take part or watch.
v. to be present at a specified place or event; to participate in or witness an occasion.
She attends the weekly yoga class.
He attends the board meetings every Tuesday morning to review the latest financial reports.
Although the ceremony was open to the public, only a select few were invited to attend the private reception held immediately afterward in the garden.
Usage
The verb is intransitive when referring to presence; it takes the preposition 'to' when followed by the event or place.
Pitfall
I attend the schoolI attend schoolWhen referring to institutions like school, church, or prison, 'attend' is used without the article 'the'.