Definition of ATTENDING

attending

Plural: attendings

Noun

  • the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
  • the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
  • A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.

Verb

  • be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
  • take charge of or deal with
  • to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
  • work for or be a servant to
  • give heed (to)
  • present participle and gerund of attend

Adj

  • That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
  • Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.
  • Attendant, concomitant.

Origin / Etymology

From attend + -ing.

Synonyms

advert, assist, attend, attend to, attendance, attention, give ear, go to, hang, look, pay heed, see, serve, take care, wait on

Scrabble Score: 11

attending: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
attending: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
attending: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

attending: valid Words With Friends Word