attending

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From attend + -ing.

Lack'ey, an attending servant, a footman. — McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
"Yes; the maid's attending to her. — The Air Pirate, Guy Thorne
We had a large Sewing Circle, young and old alike attending. — Further Chronicles of Avonlea, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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