attendance
the act of attending.
the persons or number of persons present: an attendance of more than 300 veterans.
Idioms about attendance
dance attendance, to be obsequious in one's attentions or service; attend constantly: He was given a larger office and several assistants to dance attendance on him.
Origin of attendance
1Other words from attendance
- pro·at·tend·ance, adjective
- un·at·tend·ance, noun
Words Nearby attendance
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How to use attendance in a sentence
Mallory, Skolnik, and Simmons were all in attendance Wednesday for the City Hall press conference.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall | Jacob Siegel | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn attendance was supermodel Elle Macpherson and king of pop Michael Jackson, who also performed.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer attendance will bring in more parishioners and thus more money to fund church programs.
The Good Wife’s Religion Politics: Voters Have No Faith in Alicia's Atheism | Regina Lizik | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You have a drink with Mitch McConnell,” he pleaded with all two thousand-plus in attendance.
Affordability (20%): Net price of attendance after deducting grants and scholarship aid (NCES).
Each evening Mr. Levi was in attendance, and this day, according to rule, she went down to the grand old dining-room.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuI would be very much obliged to you to say if Mr. Halse is to pay me for my past attendance at St. Ives about the breakwater.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickIn 1811 the growing hostility of Russia required the attendance of the Prince of Eckmhl at the headquarters of his command.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAgain the “Cavalry” were in attendance and escorted the party to the quarries and back.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowSir Richard Croft, a fashionable accoucheur of that time, was in attendance upon her with other physicians.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
British Dictionary definitions for attendance
/ (əˈtɛndəns) /
the act or state of attending
the number of persons present: an attendance of 5000 at the festival
obsolete attendants collectively; retinue
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Other Idioms and Phrases with attendance
see dance attendance on.
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