noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/əˈtɛn.dəns/
ə-tĕn'dəns
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:AH0 T EH1 N D AH0 N S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Attendance at the meeting is required.
All those in attendance are to sign this slip.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A tally or listing of the persons present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The class sat down so that the teacher could take attendance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
John's attendance for the conventions was not good.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Attention paid to something; careful regard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Maid service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: attending
Antonyms: nonattendance
Broader terms: group action
Narrower terms: appearance, appearing, coming into court, presence, turnout
7
noun
Meaning 7
the number of people that are present
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
attendance was up by 50 per cent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: company
8
noun
Meaning 8
the frequency with which a person is present
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: frequency, frequence, oftenness
History
Etymology
From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”).
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հաճախումներ
(hačaxumner)
— act of attending; state of being present
Bulgarian:
присъствие
(prisǎstvie)
— act of attending; state of being present
Bulgarian:
посещение
(poseštenie)
— act of attending; state of being present
Chinese Mandarin:
出席
(chūxí)
— act of attending; state of being present
Czech:
účast
— act of attending; state of being present
Finnish:
läsnäolo
— act of attending; state of being present
Finnish:
osanotto
— act of attending; state of being present
Finnish:
osallistuminen
— act of attending; state of being present
French:
présence
— act of attending; state of being present
Georgian:
დასწრება
(dasc̣reba)
— act of attending; state of being present
German:
Anwesenheit
— act of attending; state of being present
Greek:
παρουσία
(parousía)
— act of attending; state of being present
Hindi:
उपस्थिति
(upasthiti)
— act of attending; state of being present
Irish:
freastal
— act of attending; state of being present
Italian:
presenza
— act of attending; state of being present
Italian:
partecipazione
— act of attending; state of being present
Japanese:
出席
(shusseki)
— act of attending; state of being present
Korean:
출석
(chulseok)
— act of attending; state of being present
Korean:
참석
(chamseok)
— act of attending; state of being present
Marathi:
हजेरी
(hajerī)
— act of attending; state of being present
Marathi:
उपस्थिती
(upasthitī)
— act of attending; state of being present
Polish:
obecność
— act of attending; state of being present
Portuguese:
presença
— act of attending; state of being present
Russian:
посеще́ние
(poseščénije)
— act of attending; state of being present
Russian:
прису́тствие
(prisútstvije)
— act of attending; state of being present
Scottish Gaelic:
frithealadh
— act of attending; state of being present
Spanish:
asistencia
— act of attending; state of being present
Spanish:
presencia
— act of attending; state of being present
Spanish:
acudimiento
— act of attending; state of being present
Ukrainian:
відвідування
(vidviduvannja)
— act of attending; state of being present
Vietnamese:
sự tham dự
— act of attending; state of being present
Bulgarian:
присъствие
(prisǎstvie)
— persons present; their number
Czech:
docházka
— persons present; their number
Finnish:
läsnäolijoiden määrä
— persons present; their number
Greek:
απουσίες
(apousíes)
— persons present; their number
Hindi:
उपस्थित
(upasthit)
— persons present; their number
Japanese:
出席
(shusseki)
— persons present; their number
Korean:
출석
(chulseok)
— persons present; their number
Malayalam:
ഹാജർ
(hājaṟ)
— persons present; their number
Marathi:
हजेरी
(hajerī)
— persons present; their number
Marathi:
उपस्थिती
(upasthitī)
— persons present; their number
Portuguese:
chamada
— persons present; their number
Czech:
docházka
— frequency of one's presence
Finnish:
osanotto
— frequency of one's presence
Finnish:
osallistuminen
— frequency of one's presence
Georgian:
დასწრება
(dasc̣reba)
— frequency of one's presence
Hindi:
उपस्थिति
(upasthiti)
— frequency of one's presence
Japanese:
出席
(shusseki)
— frequency of one's presence
Korean:
참가
(chamga)
— frequency of one's presence
Korean:
참석
(chamseok)
— frequency of one's presence
Marathi:
हजेरी
(hajerī)
— frequency of one's presence
Marathi:
उपस्थिती
(upasthitī)
— frequency of one's presence
Polish:
obecność
— frequency of one's presence
Portuguese:
assiduidade
— frequency of one's presence
Russian:
посеща́емость
(poseščájemostʹ)
— frequency of one's presence
