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attending

attending

4.9
Giving help or care as part of a professional role
  • adjective
  • /əˈtɛndɪŋ/
translation icon : responsable
  • As part of her duties, the attending nurse provided hands-on support to the patients in rehabilitation.

Examples

  • The attending staff member ensured that all guests received adequate assistance during the conference.

  • And I've become friends with ICU docs, so senior attending physicians in New York City and elsewhere.

  • The senior attending physician addressed the medical students during the morning rounds.

Synonyms

attention
vsattending
202 1.4

Care given to a person or thing that needs it

is provided actively as part of a person's professional duties

Antonyms

neglect
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

How Helpful

attending
4.9
caring
54 1.6

Surface Forms

attending positive

Morphology

attending = attend (transparent) = attend + ing

The adjective is a present-participial form of 'attend' describing someone who is actively providing care or service; learners can derive this from the verb.

Etymology

Attending here comes from attend and the simple verb tend 'care for', like when you 'tend the garden', meaning you look after it. That's why an attending nurse or staff member is someone who is there to help and care for patients.