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• n  the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
• n  the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
• v  be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
• v  take charge of or deal with
• v  to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
• v  work for or be a servant to
• v  give heed (to)

• Many children have stopped attending school because of hunger, while their parents are choosing to spend their days searching for food rather than show up for work.
• But through the care of his grandmother and other mentors, young Roland was coaxed into attending school long enough to earn an athletic scholarship to the University of Texas at .
• Lieberman has started attending again.

• attention
• attendance
• attend
• go to
• take care
• look
• see
• serve
• attend to
• wait on
• assist
• hang
• advert
• pay heed
• give ear

• inattention
• nonattendance
• miss

News & Articles

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• U.S. Open at Merion: Even if you drive, you'll still have to walk
  Attending a golf tournament involves a lot of walking but nobody wants to walk more than they can drive.
  June 12, 2013 - Main Line Times
• 14 Essential SEO Conferences and How Attending Each One Helps Your Business by @jaysondemers
  Conferences play a disproportionately large role in internet marketing in general and SEO specifically. The main for this is that it’s a fairly small industry, so connections and networking matter more than most. Attending conferences is a great way to get in front of potential clients and industry peers to share your services and develop [...] Author information Jayson DeMers Jayson DeMers is ...
  June 11, 2013 - Search Engine Journal
• Mobile Mayor Sam Jones not attending Wednesday's candidates forum
  Incumbent mayor has a scheduling conflict; candidate Sandy Stimpson says he will be there and also blasts Jones for not attending forum hosted by Councilwoman Bess Rich.
  June 11, 2013 - Mobile Press-Register

Quotes

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• Ben Bernanke in FOXBusiness
  Your work is vital to the planet. While I won't be President at the time of your meeting and while the United States has only one President at a time, I've asked Members of Congress who are attending the conference as observers to report back to me... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA AHN http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013095989&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEZbsjhuYrZqn3fqrAKyWJ_XHdXTw Nov 18, 2008 6463 9563 attending However, in light of the recent turbulence in financial markets, the uncertainty attending this forecast is quite high and the risks remain to the downside," said Bernanke.
• Tony Dungy in Philadelphia Inquirer
  The only thing he is guilty of is using bad judgment and attending and publicizing parties open to the public and utilizing his name to get people there,said Dungy, who helped shepherd Vick back into the NFL after his 18-month prison stay....