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attendance

the act of attending; the number of persons present: The attendance was larger than ever before.
Not to be confused with:
attendants – persons who are present, as an event or meeting: the attendants were mainly members of the club; escorts; companions; servants
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at·ten·dance

(ə-tĕn′dəns)
n.
1. The act of attending.
2. The persons or number of persons that are present.
3. The frequency with which a person is present.
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attendance

(əˈtɛndəns)
n
1. the act or state of attending
2. the number of persons present: an attendance of 5000 at the festival.
3. obsolete attendants collectively; retinue
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at•tend•ance

(əˈtɛn dəns)

n.
1. the act of attending.
2. the persons or number of persons present.
[1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:attendance - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)]attendance - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
group action - action taken by a group of people
appearing, coming into court, appearance - formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
presence - the act of being present
turnout - attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"
nonattendance - the failure to attend
2. attendance - the frequency with which a person is present; "a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade"
frequence, frequency, oftenness - the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"
3. attendance - the number of people that are present; "attendance was up by 50 per cent"
company - a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived"
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attendance

noun
1. presence, being there, attending, appearance Her attendance at school was sporadic.
2. turnout, audience, gate, congregation, house, crowd, throng, number present Some estimates put attendance at 60,000.
in attendance here, there, present, near, available, ready, nearby, accounted for, to hand, at hand, in attendance Several fire engines were in attendance.
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Translations
حُضورحُضُور
účastdocházkanávštěvnostpřítomnost
deltagelsetilstedeværelse
läsnäolo
prisutnost
látogatottság
mæting
出席
출석
návštevnosť
obiskprisotnost
närvaro
การเข้าชั้นเรียน
sự tham dự

attendance

[əˈtendəns]
A. N
1. (= presence) → asistencia f (at a) is my attendance necessary?¿debo asistir?, ¿es preciso que asista yo?
to be in attendanceasistir
to be in attendance on the ministeracompañar al ministro, formar parte del séquito del ministro
see also dance
2. (= those present) → concurrencia f
a large attendanceuna numerosa concurrencia
what was the attendance at the meeting?¿cuántos asistieron a la reunión?
we need an attendance of 1,000hace falta atraer a un público de 1.000 personas
3. (Med) → asistencia f
B. CPD attendance centre N (Brit) (Jur) → centro m de régimen abierto
attendance fee Nhonorarios mpl por asistencia
attendance money Npago m por asistencia
attendance officer N (Brit) (Scol) → encargado/a m/f del control de asistencia
attendance order N (Brit) (Scol) orden que exige a los padres la asistencia de sus hijos a la escuela
attendance sheet Nhoja f de asistencia
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attendance

[əˈtɛndəns] n
(= being present) → présence f
to be in attendance (= be present) → être de service (= accompany) (formal)escorter
(= people present) → assistance f, fréquentation fattendance figures npl (at match, concert)nombre m de spectateurs attendance record n
His attendance record is poor → Il est souvent absent.
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attendance

n
to be in attendance at somethingbei etw anwesend sein; to be in attendance on somebodyjdm aufwarten, jdn bedienen ; she entered with her maids in attendancesie kam von ihren Hofdamen begleitet herein; the police are in attendance (form)die Polizei ist vor Ort (form)
(= being present)Anwesenheit f(at bei); regular attendance at schoolregelmäßiger Schulbesuch
(= number of people present)Teilnehmerzahl f; record attendanceeine Rekordteilnehmerzahl, Rekordteilnehmerzahlen pl

attendance

:
attendance allowance
n (Brit) → Pflegegeld nt
attendance centre
n (Brit) → Heim ntfür jugendliche Straftäter
attendance officer
n (Brit) Beamter, der sich um Fälle häufigen unentschuldigten Fehlens in der Schule kümmert
attendance record
n (= school register etc)Anwesenheitsliste f; he doesn’t have a very good attendanceer fehlt oft
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attendance

[əˈtɛndəns] n (act) attendance (at)presenza (a); (regular) → frequenza (a); (those present) → persone fpl presenti
what was the attendance at the meeting? → quanti erano i presenti alla riunione?
there was a doctor in attendance on the queen → c'era un dottore al servizio della regina
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attend

(əˈtend) verb
1. to go to or be present at. He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen. bywoon يَحضُـر посещавам ir a přijít, účastnit se, chodit, navštěvovat besuchen være til stede; gå i παρίσταμαι asistir osa võtma, käima حضور داشتن؛ osallistua assister à, suivre לִהְיוֹת נוֹכַח हिस्सा लेना pohađati részt vesz (gyűlésen), jár (iskolába) mengikuti, menghadiri sækja; mæta assistere a, seguire 出席する 참석하다 dalyvauti, lankyti apmeklēt hadir bijwonen være til stede, gå på uczestniczyć, uczęszczać حاضراوسیدل ir a a frecventa; a fi prezent la посещать chodiť, dochádzať udeležiti se, obiskovati prisustvovati; pohađati delta i, gå på (i), bevista เข้าร่วม katılmak 參加 бути присутнім; відвідувати حاضر ہونا ، شامل ہونا tham gia 参加
2. (with to) to listen or give attention to. Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying! luister, aandag gee يُصغي، يَنْتَبِه إلى внимавам dar atenção dávat pozor achten høre efter; være opmærksom på παρακολουθώ atender, prestar atención a tähele panema توجه کردن kuunnella prêter attention à לַשִׂים לֵב ל- सेवा करना pozorno pratiti figyel memperhatikan sÿna athygli prestare attenzione 注意して聞く 주의해서 듣다 klausyti, atkreipti dėmesį būt uzmanīgam; klausīties dengar opletten høre etter, være oppmerksom på zwracać uwagę, słuchać پام کول dar atenção a ur­mări (cu atenţie) быть внимательным dávať pozor prisluhniti slušati, obratiti pažnju lyssna, ge akt på ฟังอย่างตั้งใจ dinlemek 傾聽或注意 слухати; бути уважним توجہ دینا chú ý 倾听,留意
3. to deal with. I'll attend to that problem tomorrow. hanteer يُعالِج ، يَهْتَم بِ справям се tratar de věnovat se, zabývat se sich kümmern (um) tage sig af επιλαμβάνομαι, αντιμετωπίζω atender, ocuparse de tegelema رسیدگی کردن به käsitellä s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל ध्यान देना pozabaviti se foglalkozik vmivel menangani sinna, sjá um occuparsi di 処理する 처리하다 (iš)spręsti, pasirūpinti rūpēties par; izpildīt berurusan aandacht besteden aan ta seg av zajmować się, załatwiać رسیدل tratar de a se ocupa de уделять внимание zaoberať sa, venovať sa ukvarjati se baviti se ta hand om, ombesörja ให้ความสนใจกับ uğraşmak 處理 займатися نمٹنا giải quyết 处理
4. to look after; to help or serve. Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies. bystaan يَعْتَني грижа се cuidar pečovat o, ošetřovat, starat se o sich kümmern um tage sig af; pleje; ledsage φροντίζω asistir, atender hoolt kandma, teenindama پرستاری کردن؛ رسیدن به palvella soigner, s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל देखभाल करना njegovati ellát, gondoz; vki kíséretében van melayani annast assistere, occuparsi di, curare 付き添う 돌보다 prižiūrėti, rūpintis ārstēt; pakalpot menolong bijstaan, begeleiden ta seg av, pleie; ledsage opiekować się, obsługiwać رسیدل tratar a îngriji, a sluji ухаживать; сопровождать ošetrovať; byť k dispozícii skrbeti za brinuti se, pobrinuti se sköta [om], passa [på], åtfölja ช่วยดูแล bakmak 照顧 доглядати; супроводити دیکھ بھال کرنا chăm sóc 照顾
atˈtendance noun
His attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased. bywoning حُضور посещение frequência účast, přítomnost, návštěvnost das Erscheinen, die Besucherzahl tilstedeværelse παρουσία asistencia osavõtt حضور osallistuminen assiduité; assistance נוכחות उपस्थिति posjećenost megjelenés, jelenlét, látogatottság kehadiran mæting frequenza 出席 (者) 출석 lankomumas apmeklētība kedatangan aanwezigheid, opkomst tilstedeværelse, frammøte frekwencja, obecność حاضری، حاضریدل frequência frecvenţă; public посещаемость účasť, návštevnosť obisk prisustvovanje; posećenost närvaro, närvarande, deltagande การเข้าชั้นเรียน; การเข้างาน devam 出席 відвідуваність; присутність حاضری số người có mặt 出席
atˈtendant noun
a person employed to look after someone or something. a car-park attendant. wag خادِم، مُرافِق مُساعِد придружаващ empregado dozorce der/die Wärter(in); der/die Pfleger(in) vagt; opsynsmand υπάλληλος encargado valvur, hooldaja متصدی vahtimestari gardien/-ienne מטפל परिचारक čuvar gondozó, kezelő, (parkoló)őr penjaga umsjónarmaður guardiano, custode 係員 시중드는 사람 prižiūrėtojas apkalpotājs; pavadonis pembantu bediende, bewaker vakt, oppsynsmann opiekun, dozorca متصدی، ملګری empregado supraveghetor, paznic служитель dozorca, -kyňa čuvaj poslužitelj/poslužiteljka; čuvar vakt, vaktmästare ผู้ต้อนรับ görevli 服務員 особа, що супроводить حاضر باش ، خادم người phục vụ 侍者
in attendance
in the position of helping or serving. There was no doctor in attendance at the road accident. teenwoordig حاضِر (لِلمُساعَدَه) обслужвам de serviço přítomný zur Stelle på vagt; til stede παρών de servicio aitamas برای خدمت یا کمک avustava présent, , de service נוכח देखभाग में लगा u službi ügyeletes (orvos) hadir viðstaddur in servizio 付き添っている 봉사하는 dalyvaujantis, esantis apkalpot kādu memberikan rawatan van dienst på vakt, til stede obecny د مرستی لپاره de serviço prezent, de serviciu, la dispoziţia в наличии prítomný, v službe dežuren radi pomoći (služenja) vårdande, tjänstgörande ในตําแหน่งที่ให้การช่วยเหลือหรือบริการ yanında, refakatinde 照料或服務 для супроводу خدمت گذار có mặt 侍候,照料

attendance ends in -ance (not -ence).
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attendance

حُضُور účast deltagelse Anwesenheit παρουσία asistencia läsnäolo présence prisutnost partecipazione 出席 출석 aanwezigheid fremmøte obecność comparecimento присутствие närvaro การเข้าชั้นเรียน katılım sự tham dự 出席
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"Now," said he to himself, as he went home, "I shall have, henceforth, a large attendance and no snoring."
He loved me so truly, that he knew no reluctance in profiting by my attendance: he felt I loved him so fondly, that to yield that attendance was to indulge my sweetest wishes.
The former, by making a determinate number at all times requisite to a resolution, diminishes the motives to punctual attendance. The latter, by making the capacity of the body to depend on a proportion which may be varied by the absence or presence of a single member, has the contrary effect.
On the first night the attendance was larger than I had ventured to hope.
There are three different ways in which two states may be blended and joined together; for, in the first place, all those rules may be adopted which the laws of each of them have ordered; as for instance in the judicial department, for in an oligarchy the rich are fined if they do not come to the court as jurymen, but the poor are not paid for their attendance; but in democracies they are, while the rich are not fined for their neglect.
"But I mean in professional attendance, medical attendance."
John Knightley, that in spite of maternal solicitude for the immediate enjoyment of her little ones, and for their having instantly all the liberty and attendance, all the eating and drinking, and sleeping and playing, which they could possibly wish for, without the smallest delay, the children were never allowed to be long a disturbance to him, either in themselves or in any restless attendance on them.
When I was just preparing to pay my attendance on the emperor of Blefuscu, a considerable person at court (to whom I had been very serviceable, at a time when he lay under the highest displeasure of his imperial majesty) came to my house very privately at night, in a close chair, and, without sending his name, desired admittance.
Sparsit was this lady's name; and she was a prominent figure in attendance on Mr.
Whether the flitting attendance of the one still and solitary jet had gradually worked upon Ahab, so that he was now prepared to connect the ideas of mildness and repose with the first sight of the particular whale he pursued; however this was, or whether his eagerness betrayed him; whichever way it might have been, no sooner did he distinctly perceive the white mass, than with a quick intensity he instantly gave orders for lowering.
Having dressed for his attendance at court in full parade uniform, which he had not worn for a long time, he went into Bilibin's study fresh, animated, and handsome, with his hand bandaged.
Everyone admired him, danced attendance upon him, petted and caressed him.

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