attendance
/əˈtɛn.dəns/
attendance noun: the act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
Noun
attendance (countable and uncountable, plural attendances)
- The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
- Attendance at the meeting is required.
- All those in attendance are to sign this slip.
- A tally or listing of the persons present.
- The class sat down so that the teacher could take attendance.
- The workshop […] was extremely successful with an attendance of more than 380 participants from government, the private sector and members of Trade Associations for Grains, Seed and Cocoa Federation.2021 May 10, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “Joint IPPC/ePhyto Industry Advisory Group workshop continues for Dominican Republic”, in ktvb.com, Food and Agriculture...
- 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.
- Attention paid to something; careful regard.
- The matter required his immediate attendance.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 7
- Maid service.
- "And what are you going to charge me?" There had come a kindly, almost a friendly note into his voice. "With attendance, mind! I shall expect you to give me attendance, and I need hardly ask if you can cook, Mrs. Bunting?"1913, Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger
attendance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
attendance in Hindi
- act of attending; state of being present
- उपस्थिति upasthiti
- frequency of one's presence
- उपस्थिति upasthiti
- persons present; their number
- उपस्थित upasthit
attendance in Tamil
- வருகை, வந்திருக்கை
attendance in Marathi
- act of attending; state of being present
- हजेरी hajerī, उपस्थिती upasthitī
- frequency of one's presence
- हजेरी hajerī, उपस्थिती upasthitī
- persons present; their number
- हजेरी hajerī, उपस्थिती upasthitī
attendance in Urdu
- حاضری, حضوری
More languagesFewer languages
- attendance in Bengali
- উপস্থিতি
- attendance in Malayalam
- ഹാജർ hājaṟ
- attendance in Kannada
- ಹಾಜರಿ hājari
- attendance in Punjabi
- ਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ
- attendance in Gujarati
- ઓળગ oḷag, હાજરી hājrī
- attendance in Vietnamese
- sự tham dự
Examples of attendance in a sentence
- He was the only male in attendance at the boyband concert.
- The interfaith service had Jews, Roman Catholics and Lutherans all in attendance.
- He didn’t graduate because he was chronically truant and didn’t have enough attendances to meet the requirement.
Forms of attendance
| plural | attendances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | attendaunce |
Origin of attendance
From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”).
Words formed from attendance
- attendance allowance
- attendance check
- attendance order
- attendance record
- attendance sheet
- attendance slip
- dance attendance
- in attendance
- inattendance
- non-attendance
- nonattendance
- reattendance
- take attendance
- turnstile attendance
- unattendance
- underattendance
Phrases with attendance
Questions about attendance
- What does attendance mean?
- Attendance means the act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
- What is attendance in Hindi?
- Attendance in Hindi is उपस्थिति (upasthiti), उपस्थित (upasthit). See Attendance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is attendance?
- Attendance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce attendance?
- Attendance is pronounced /əˈtɛn.dəns/.
- What is the plural of attendance?
- The plural of attendance is attendances.
Words near attendance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: attendance (page history and authors); attendance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); attendance (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); attendance (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಹಾಜರಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors); attendance (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ઓળગ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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