attendance
The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
Example
“Attendance at the meeting is required.”
Other meanings
A tally or listing of the persons present.
“The class sat down so that the teacher could take attendance.”
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.”
Synonyms
- attending
Related words
- inattendance
- unattendance
- underattendance
- attendance allowance
- attendance check
- attendance order
- attendance record
- attendance sheet
- attendance slip
- dance attendance
- non-attendance
- nonattendance
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "atendance".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “attendance” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.