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adjective

ə-ˈten-diŋ How to pronounce attending (audio)
Definition of attendingnext
1
as in present
being within the confines of a specified place a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees

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2
as in accompanying
present at the same time and place dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences

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attending

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noun

as in physician

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attending

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verb

present participle of attend
1
as in escorting
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes

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2
as in listening
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation

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3
as in watching
to take charge of especially on behalf of another tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own

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as in coinciding
to occur or exist at the same time all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games

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Recent Examples of attending
Noun
Without looking away from the case manager’s direction, Robby flips his middle finger at the other attending. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos! — Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Trump has become a fan-in-chief during his second term, attending the Super Bowl, the US Open tennis finals, and the FIFA World Cup Finals, among other events. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Keaton was later fined and suspended from attending the team's next five home games, the league confirmed to . — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attending
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attending
  1. present
  2. accompanying
  3. physician
  4. escorting
  5. listening
  6. watching
  7. coinciding
  8. attendant
Adjective
  • That setup no longer felt like enough for the final, and Garrecht-Williams’ arranged watchalong remains a camp highlight for those present.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In an indication of the speech’s importance, all seven members of China’s powerful politburo standing committee, along with retired party and state leaders, were all present, according to state TV footage.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of present
Adjective
  • Blonde may also be a key hair color for the Act III album and its accompanying era, as the teaser images Megan shared show her in a platinum blonde bob.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As the Financial Times reports, Chloé Bakalar left her post as the AI ethics lead in July, less than a year after joining the company and without any accompanying announcement.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanying
Noun
  • Epic’s announcement comes at a time health insurance business practices are under fire from patients, physicians, lawmakers and regulators at both the state and federal level to reduce or get rid of prior authorization.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators said those charged Monday include five people who submitted applications with a physician's signature certifying that each was legally blind or unable to walk more than 200 feet because of disabilities, according to court records.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of physician
Verb
  • These workers regularly visited pregnant women’s homes, explained the warning signs of complications and urged them to attend prenatal appointments, often escorting them there.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • McClain is a recipient of ISP’s Life Saving Award for escorting four people out of a burning building.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of escorting
Verb
  • Like, listening to the song, no one’s thinking about this theme of losing childhood joy and all these darker themes.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of listening
Verb
  • The women did not speak to the media after watching the footage.
    — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The final minutes of the 49ers’ preseason opener wound down, and Nick Bosa headed down from the press-box level after watching from afar Thursday night.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.
    — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In October, Snyder says,The Librarians will be released on major streaming platforms coinciding with Banned Book Week.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of coinciding
Adjective
  • Nearly 80 years later, New Jersey remains a lone holdout, legally locking in thousands of attendant jobs.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Cyclosporiasis, and the attendant time burden for parents that comes with it, can be directly linked to recent pullbacks in the food safety system that has kept us safe for decades.
    — Corinne Low, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Attending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attending. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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