attend vs neglect

attend

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

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

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

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

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

neglect

verb
  • To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. 

  • To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. 

  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

  • To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. 

noun
  • Habitual lack of care. 

  • The act of neglecting. 

  • The state of being neglected. 

How often have the words attend and neglect occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )