attend
verb (used with object)
to be present at.
is attending
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present progressiveof attend (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Second, you can only use 529 money for room and board if your student is attending college at least half of the time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Xi’s message is clear: China is not going to follow anyone on both AI technology and standards,” said George Chen, a partner at The Asia Group who is attending the conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Neither business is attending this year's Hong Kong Book Fair, which opened on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Kari Ruconich-Jones is attending a predominately online social entrepreneurship graduate program at Pepperdine University and, in August, her husband, Craig, is starting a physical therapy doctorate in Oregon, where they live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
I enter the kitchen, where the chef is attending to the chicken in the oven.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
