attending
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attending
- /əˈtɛndɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ
Where it comes from
From attend + -ing.
adjective
- That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
- Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.
- Attendant, concomitant. Because so much of the character's self-loathing is manifested around his sexuality — his need to degrade the women with whom he identifies, the almost compulsive need to seduce a straight male actor, his malignant neglect of his lover — the casting of a woman in the part doubles, or even quadruples
noun attendings
- A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care. She's an attending in gastroenterology at Mass General.
verb
- present participle and gerund of attend
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: attendance, helpful, ministering, ministrant, attention, present, in attendance, going, attendee, involvement, assisting, assist, participation, participant, using, visiting
Translations
Talk about this word "attending." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/attending. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. attending. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/attending "attending." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/attending.Cite this
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title = {attending},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attending},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
