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taking attendance

taking attendance is the present participle and gerund of take attendance.

Meaning of take attendance

Verb

take attendance (third-person singular simple present takes attendance, present participle taking attendance, simple past took attendance, past participle taken attendance)

  1. To check who is present.

Questions about taking attendance

What is taking attendance the present participle and gerund of?
Taking attendance is the present participle and gerund of take attendance.

Words near taking attendance in the dictionary

  1. taking aloft
  2. taking an l
  3. taking apart
  4. taking at advantage
  5. taking at face value
  6. taking attendance
  7. taking away
  8. taking away from
  9. taking back
  10. taking bread and salt
  11. taking breath

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