attendance
/əˈtɛn.dəns/ noun
Forms attendances attendaunce
- noun The act of attending; the state of being present; presence. “Attendance at the meeting is required.”
- noun A tally or listing of the persons present. “The class sat down so that the teacher could take attendance.”
- noun The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events. “John's attendance for the conventions was not good.”
- noun (obsolete) Attention paid to something; careful regard.
- noun Maid service.
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Etymology
From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun Attention; regard; careful application. [Obs.]
- noun The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
Etymology [OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “attendance”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details