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attending
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As an adjective, attending means that attend or attends. As a noun, it means a physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.
Meanings of attending
6 meaningsadjective
That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.
Giving practical help to
“a ministering angel”
“the angels ministrant sang”
“the attending physician”
Similar: ministrant
noun
north americaA physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.
The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
Similar: attentionThe act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
Similar: attendance
verb
Present participle of attend
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).