attending

[ uh-ten-ding ]

adjective

1. having primary responsibility for a patient.
2. holding a staff position in an accredited hospital.

Other Words From

• well-at·tending adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of attending¹

First recorded in 1580–90; attend + -ing ²

Example Sentences

They also developed communication tactics to smooth over their calls with the attendings.

From MIT Technology Review

Christians around the country will be building crèches and parents will be enthusiastically attending Nativity Plays.

From The Daily Beast

The parents had chosen to give birth at home, with a certified professional midwife attending.

From The Daily Beast

Certainly some of those attending the conference had experience walking that line in the past.

From The Daily Beast

Lawrence, 43, entered the filmmaking world while attending film school at Loyola Marymount University.

From The Daily Beast

During the summer of 2013, I had the pleasure of attending a taping of The Colbert Report.

From The Daily Beast

“But this is not a case of attending a patient, Baron,” said David Arden, a little haughtily.

From Project Gutenberg

While the hunter was attending to his business with the planter, the boy's bright eyes noted the lady's dress.

From Project Gutenberg

Many, however, are not aware of the fatality attending its use by the brute creation.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet, I dare say there are some who, still attending the fair, look back with regret on the disappearance of the good old days.

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Therefore I would have you to well consider the great inconveniences attending delay.

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