adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈtɛndɪŋ/
rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Attendant, concomitant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Examples
She's an attending in gastroenterology at Mass General.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physician, doctor, person
5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of attend
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: attendance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group action
Narrower terms: appearance, appearing, coming into court, presence, turnout
7
noun
Meaning 7
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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