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Definition of "attending" []

  • Being the principal physician supervising a patient's care. (adjective)
  • Being a physician on the regular medical staff of a hospital. (adjective)
  • The principal physician supervising a patient's care. (noun)
  • A staff physician in a hospital. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "attending" in a sentence
  • "You can now register online for the con and pay by PayPal – the cost for attending is €30 which was £27.14 when I registered a minute ago."
  • "You can become a successful science fiction writer without attending a workshop like this, and attending is no guarantee of success, but for the right writer, this can be the event that gets you from promising to published."
  • "If you are interested in attending WordCamp Fraser Valley and are in the area next Saturday, leave a comment by midnight (Pacific time) on Tuesday, August 18th:"