attending

[ uh-ten-ding ]

adjective

1. having primary responsibility for a patient.
2. holding a staff position in an accredited hospital.

Other Words From

• well-at·tending adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of attending¹

First recorded in 1580–90; attend + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The purity ball isn't very different from the sex parties Gaetz is accused of attending, right down to the focus on girls who are too young to consent.

From Salon

At times, the professionals attending to me on the mountainside were not sure if things were getting better or worse so they decided to have me winched aboard a Coastguard helicopter and taken to hospital.

From BBC

"She called me and later told me that she was attending to customers. Two hours later, I was informed that the building had collapsed," he said.

From BBC

Only about a third of the people attending auditions today successfully make it through to the next stage.

From BBC

That’s contradicted by a respected study from New Zealand that showed its personnel suffered genetic damage from attending the British tests.

From BBC