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Webster 1828 Edition

Attending

ATTEND'ING

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ppr.
Going with; accompanying; waiting on; superintending or taking care of; being present; immediately consequent to; serving; listening; regarding with care.

Definition 2024

attending

attending

English

Adjective

attending ‎(not comparable)

  1. That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
  2. Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.

Translations

Noun

attending ‎(plural attendings)

  1. (US) A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.
    • 2009 March 11, “Doctor-Patient-Computer Relationships”, in New York Times:
      All too often when taking a history, residents and attendings in a hurry will simply use the cut-and-paste function to save time and bypass asking potentially important questions that have been asked before.

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Verb

attending

  1. present participle of attend

Etymology

attend +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

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