1. Giving practical help to
   "the attending physician";
   - ministrant

1. The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
   "The student's attending to the lecture improved his understanding";
   - attention
    
2. The act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
   "By attending the lecture, students gained valuable insights";
   - attendance
    
3. [US] A physician at a hospital, esp. one that supervises a patient's care
   "The attending physician made rounds with a group of medical students"

1. Be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
   "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church";
   - go to
    
2. Give heed (to)
   "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "They attended to everything he said";
   - hang, advert [rare], pay heed, give ear [archaic]
    
3. Take charge of or deal with
   "I must attend to this matter";
   - take care, look, see
    
4. Provide help, care or treatment
   "The doctor attended to the injured patient"
    
5. Work for, or be a servant to
   "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "May I attend to you?";
   - serve, attend to, wait on, assist, wait upon
    
6. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
   "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

Derived forms: attendings

See also: helpful

Type of: accompany, aid, assist, attach to, basic cognitive process, be, care, come with, give care, go with, group action, help, listen

Antonym: inattention, miss

Encyclopedia: Attending