# attending

Pronunciation: say "uh-TEN-ding" /əˈtɛndɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of attend. — present participle and gerund of attend
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of attend. Use this form for something happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The doctors attending the seminar shared their latest research._
   - _He kept attending the support group every week without fail._

## Adjective

2. Serving as a doctor on the staff of a teaching hospital.
   - Simple: Working as a senior doctor on the staff of a teaching hospital.
   - _The attending surgeon supervised the residents throughout the operation._
   - _Only an attending physician can authorize the patient's discharge._
4. Present at or in attendance on something; accompanying in a serving or supporting role.
   - Simple: Present at an event and taking part in it.
   - _The attending guests rose to their feet as the bride entered._
   - _Attending staff guided visitors quietly to their seats._
5. Accompanying or going along with something else; occurring together with it.
   - Simple: Coming along with something else or happening at the same time.
   - _The storm and its attending floods destroyed most of the harvest._
   - _The new policy raised wages along with all the attending costs._

## Noun

3. A physician on a hospital's staff, especially the chief one overseeing a patient's care. *(Canada, US)*
   - Simple: A senior doctor on a hospital's staff who is in charge of a patient's care.
   - _The attending decided to keep the patient overnight for observation._
   - _Each resident reports to the attending before changing any medication._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "attend" with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/attending (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).