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See more synonyms for attending on Thesaurus.com adjective (of a physician) having primary responsibility for a patient. holding a staff position in an accredited hospital. Show More
Origin of attending First recorded in
1580–90; attend +
-ing2 Related forms well-at·tend·ing , adjective to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church. to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work. to take care of; minister to; devote one's services to: The nurse attended the patient daily. to wait upon; accompany as a companion or servant: The retainers attended their lord. to take charge of; watch over; look after; tend; guard: to attend one's health. to listen to; give heed to. Archaic to wait for; expect. Show More
verb (used without object) to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person. to apply oneself: to attend to one's work. to pay attention ; listen or watch attentively ; direct one's thought; pay heed: to attend to a speaker. to be present: She is a member but does not attend regularly. to be present and ready to give service; wait (usually followed by on or upon ): to attend upon the Queen. to follow; be consequent (usually followed by on or upon ). Obsolete to wait. Show More
Origin of attend 1250–1300; Middle English atenden <
Anglo-French, Old French atendre <
Latin attendere to bend to, notice. See
at- ,
tend1 Related forms at·tend·er , noun at·tend·ing·ly , adverb well-at·tend·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for attending Contemporary Examples of attending Lawrence, 43, entered the filmmaking world while attending film school at Loyola Marymount University.
During the summer of 2013, I had the pleasure of attending a taping of The Colbert Report.
After graduating high school, he attending the University of Virginia, double-majoring in economics and foreign relations.
Also attending was Regan, who told investigators the president had been “crestfallen” at hearing about the diversion.
We have weekly Monday meetings, but every day is different, from attending meetings to giving design directions, on and on.
Historical Examples of attending The staff had fallen into the way of attending Wilson's operations.
And as it's a great funeral, thirteen priests will be there, attending .
McBain was in the quarters attending to the detail which fell to his lot.
During the past two months I have been attending a number of Conventions.
We were alone, Effie was attending to her plants in the conservatory.
British Dictionary definitions for attending to be present at (an event, meeting, etc) (when intr, foll by to ) to give care; minister (when intr, foll by to ) to pay attention; listen (tr; often passive) to accompany or follow a high temperature attended by a severe cough (intr; foll by on or upon) to follow as a consequence (of) (intr foll by to ) to devote one's time; apply oneself to attend to the garden (tr) to escort or accompany (intr; foll by on or upon) to wait (on); serve; provide for the needs (of) to attend on a guest (tr) archaic to wait for; expect (intr) obsolete to delay Show More
Derived Forms attender , noun Word Origin for attend C13: from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere to stretch towards, from tendere to extend
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Word Origin and History for attending v. c.1300, "to direct one's mind or energies," from Old French atendre (12c., Modern French attendre ) "to expect, wait for, pay attention," and directly from Latin attendere "give heed to," literally "to stretch toward," from ad- "to" (see ad- ) + tendere "stretch" (see tenet ). The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something. Sense of "take care of, wait upon" is from early 14c. Meaning "to pay attention" is early 15c.; that of "to be in attendance" is mid-15c. Related: Attended ; attending .
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