attending

Thân thiện

The student is attending a lecture in the large hall.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of being present at a meeting or event: The state or fact of being in a particular place for a specific purpose, such as a class, ceremony, or gathering.
   • The process of paying attention: The mental focus or concentration directed towards specific features of one's environment, while ignoring others.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Presence):

  • Your attending at the ceremony was greatly appreciated.
  • Regular attending is mandatory for all committee members.

• Noun (Attention):

  • The driver's attending was impaired by fatigue.
  • Successful learning requires active attending.

Advanced Usage

• "In attending to": Focusing on or dealing with a particular matter.
  • In attending to the details, she discovered an error.

Variants and Related Words

• Attend (verb): To be present at; to go to. (e.g., )
• Attendant (noun/adjective): A person employed to provide a service; accompanying. (e.g., ; )
• Attention (noun): Notice taken; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important. (This is the core concept related to the second meaning of "attending".)

Synonyms

• Presence: The state of being in a particular place.
• Attention: The act or power of carefully thinking about or listening to something.
• Heeding: Paying attention to.

Related Phrases

• Pay attending (to): This is not a standard phrase. The correct phrasal verb is "pay attention (to)", which is synonymous with the "focus" meaning of "attending".
  • Please pay attention to the instructions.

Related Idioms

• To be in attendance: To be present at an event.
  • Several dignitaries were in attendance at the opening.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
2. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

Từ đồng nghĩa

• attendance
• attention