Definitions for attendance
əˈtɛn dənsat·ten·dance

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attendance, attendingnoun

   the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

2. attendancenoun

   the frequency with which a person is present

   "a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade"

3. attendancenoun

   the number of people that are present

   "attendance was up by 50 per cent"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. attendancenoun

   The state of attending; presence.

   Attendance at the meeting is required.

2. attendancenoun

   The count or list of individuals present for an event.

   The class sat down so that the teacher could take attendance.

3. attendancenoun

   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.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Attendancenoun

   Etymology: attendance, Fr.

   1. The act of waiting on another; or of serving.

   I dance attendance here,
   I think the duke will not be spoke withal. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   For he, of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. Heb. vii. 13.

   The other, after many years attendance upon the duke, was now one of the bedchamber to the prince. Edward Hyde.

   2. Service.

   Why might not you, my lord, receive attendance
   From those that she calls servants? William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   3. The persons waiting; a train.

   Attendance none shall need, nor train; where none
   Are to behold the judgment, but the judg’d,
   Those two. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 80.

   4. Attention; regard.

   Give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 1 Tim. iv. 13.

   5. Expectation; a sense now out of use.

   That which causeth bitterness in death, is the languishing attendance and expectation thereof ere it come. Richard Hooker, b. i.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Attendanceverb

   attention; regard; careful application

2. Attendanceverb

   the act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence

3. Attendanceverb

   waiting for; expectation

4. Attendanceverb

   the persons attending; a retinue; attendants

5. Etymology: [OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t.]

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attendance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4249

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attendance' in Nouns Frequency: #1866

How to pronounce attendance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say attendance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attendance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attendance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of attendance in a Sentence

1. Warren Groen:

   The gallery is open to the public and there are children in the gallery every day, i don't know if we should limit free speech or limit the attendance in the gallery. It seems either one would be bad for transparency in government.

2. Harriet Hiscock:

   We also found that children with ADHD and sleep problems had poorer school attendance and their parents had poorer mental health and work attendance, we wanted to see if we could change some of these outcomes by improving the child’s sleep.

3. Jillian Lane:

   Sen. Paul's attendance does not accurately represent his participation or involvement in defense and foreign policy issues. As always, Sen. Paul will continue to remain extremely vigilant of the issues affecting Americans at home and abroad.

4. Sarah Sanders:

   I ’m not sure about the specifics of that case. I know there’s still ongoing judicial process taking place, so I ’m not going to get into that, but I can tell Sarah Sanders that the president continues to be committed to repealing and replacing President Obama and making sure that America has good health care and the health care that they deserve. Menendez is accused of using his Senate seat to help the business interests of Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen in return for campaign donations and expensive trips. In April, Melgen was convicted in federal court on Medicare fraud charges. Menendez, who along with Meglen has denied the accusations, has argued it’s important the jury see him in attendance during the trial.

5. Martha E. Pollack:

   While we do not yet have definitive answers about the cause of his death, it is already widely known that an unregistered fraternity-sponsored event took place on October 24, that alcohol was served, and that first-year students, including Mr. Tsialas, were in attendance.

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