attendance

noun

The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.

The persons or number of persons present.

The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.

(obsolete) Attention paid to something; careful regard.

Roots

tendotend- · Latin · stretch

Synonyms for attendance

attendingn turnoutn presencen audiencen

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Where does attendance come from?

The word attendance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tend-, from Latin tendo (“stretch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.