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- [uh-ten-ding]
- /əˈtɛn dɪŋ/
- /əˈtend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-ten-ding]
- /əˈtɛn dɪŋ/
Definitions of attending word
- adjective attending having primary responsibility for a patient. 1
- adjective attending holding a staff position in an accredited hospital. 1
- verb with object attending to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church. 1
- verb with object attending to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work. 1
- verb with object attending to take care of; minister to; devote one's services to: The nurse attended the patient daily. 1
- verb with object attending to wait upon; accompany as a companion or servant: The retainers attended their lord. 1
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Origin of attending
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; attend + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Attending
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attending popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
attending usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attending
adj attending
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- ministering — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- ministrant — ministering.
noun attending
- attendance — Someone's attendance at an event or an institution is the fact that they are present at the event or go regularly to the institution.
adjective attending
- accompanying — provided at the same time as something else as an extra or addition; supplementary
adverb attending
- on the spot — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- on hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- on board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
- on-the-spot — done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording.
Antonyms for attending
adjective attending
- non-existent — absence of existence.
- absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- no-show — a person who makes a reservation and neither uses nor cancels it.
Top questions with attending
- what does the bible say about attending church?
- what is an attending physician?
- what is one of the opportunity costs of attending college?
- how much does an attending surgeon make?
- besides tuition what is one cost of attending college?
- what is one of the monetary benefits of attending college?
- what is an attending doctor?
- why does attending college involve an opportunity cost?
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- how to email a professor about not attending class?
- why are you attending college?
- why am i attending college?
- what is an attending surgeon?
- what are the benefits of attending college?
- how to succeed in college without attending class?
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