Attend is used mainly in formal styles: ‘All committee members are expected to attend the meeting.’ In other styles use be at, come/go (to) or (informal) make it (to): ‘Apart from John and Sue, who else will be at the party?’ ‘Did you go to the match on Saturday?’ ‘We hope you can come but don’t worry if you can’t make it.’
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