attending
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1at·tend·ing

adjective \ə-ˈten-diŋ\

Definition of ATTENDING

: serving as a physician on the staff of a teaching hospital <an attending surgeon>

Examples of ATTENDING

  1. <a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees>
  2. <dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences>

First Known Use of ATTENDING

circa 1923

2attending

noun

Definition of ATTENDING

: an attending physician or surgeon

First Known Use of ATTENDING

1951

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