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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
Diaz said attending meetings at the Galano Club in Atlanta became an important part of his recovery. — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 As Unifrance Rendez-Vous kicked out yesterday and with its sales team attending, MIAM! — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 8 Sep. 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
  • Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik and the Russian ambassador in Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, were among those present at the funeral.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Classic itself is also creating a new connection between FAMU’s past and present.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Adjective
  • By the next day, the memo and an accompanying statement from spokesperson Sean Parnell had been removed.
    — Idrees Ali, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of accompanying
Noun
  • Sabinah Mohyuddin was getting her kids ready for school in Clarksville, Tennessee, while her husband, a cancer physician, was still asleep.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • With physical illness, there is usually no dispute among physicians as to its existence or non-existence.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of physician
Verb
  • Beyond the missile fields The Grey Wolf’s role will extend beyond escorting convoys and responding to emergencies around ICBM sites.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The striking photo was taken along India's west coast where locals give sea turtle hatchlings (Lepidochelys olivacea) a fighting chance by escorting them from their nests to the water.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of escorting
Verb
  • In its first few months, the park has hosted intimate jazz shows, Kemetic yoga classes, art workshops and album listening parties where artists like Childish Gambino and Vince Staples have performed.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking of Netflix, the streamer held a listening party late Thursday night celebrating its documentary feature The Disciple, which is about the Wu-Tang-Clan’s infamous Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of listening
Verb
  • Taylor had grown up watching reruns of the sitcom on cable and even played Marcia in a stage show.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That image of Spears in jaw-dropping form, wielding a magnetic stare, and commanding not just the stage but the entire world watching at home defined the singer’s peak as a performer.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • At least 62 missing Nepali citizens were among hundreds of locals trekking in the Gosaikunda Lake area in Rasuwa, coinciding with the local festival of Janai Purnima on Friday, Sharma added.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Their choices are coinciding with employers’ own preferences for such arrangements as well.
    — Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of coinciding
Adjective
  • While in Congress, Cárdenas helped González navigate her immigration status and the attendant anguish that came with it.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly 80 years later, New Jersey remains a lone holdout, legally locking in thousands of attendant jobs.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
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