attending

/əˈtɛndɪŋ/
adjectivenoun

That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 3 meanings

  1. That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.

  2. Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.

  3. Attendant, concomitant.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.

    “She's an attending in gastroenterology at Mass General.”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From attend + -ing.

ATTENDING at a glance

ATTENDING has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (A 1 + T 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,130 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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