attendance

noun

/əˈtendəns/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] the act of being present at a place, for example at school
- Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory.
- Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances.
Topics Working lifec1, Educationc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- large
- record
- …
verb + attendance
- boost
- improve
- increase
- …
attendance + verb
- decline
- drop
- fall
- …
attendance + noun
- figures
- numbers
- rate
- …
preposition
- in attendance
- attendance at
phrases
- take attendance
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] the number of people present at an organized event
- high/low/falling/poor attendances
- There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting.
- Cinema attendances have risen again recently.
Extra Examples
- The average attendance at matches increased last year.
- It was a record attendance for a midweek game.
- Despite falling attendances, the zoo will stay open.
- Building a new stadium has boosted attendances by 40%.
- Attendances at the pool always fall in winter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- large
- record
- …
verb + attendance
- boost
- improve
- increase
- …
attendance + verb
- decline
- drop
- fall
- …
attendance + noun
- figures
- numbers
- rate
- …
preposition
- in attendance
- attendance at
phrases
- take attendance
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.

Idioms

be in attendance

(formal) to be present at a special event
- Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral.

be in attendance (on somebody)

(formal) to be with or near somebody in order to help them if necessary
- He always has at least two bodyguards in attendance.
- The ambulances were in attendance within 22 minutes.

dance attendance on somebody

(British English, formal) to be with somebody and do things to help and please them

take attendance

(North American English) to check who is present and who is not present at a place and to mark this information on a list of names
- Mrs Sakamoto had finished taking attendance.
compare register (1)

单词	attendance
释义	attendance noun /əˈtendəns/ /əˈtendəns/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the act of being present at a place, for example at school Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory. Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances. Topics Working lifec1, Educationc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good large record … verb + attendance boost improve increase … attendance + verb decline drop fall … attendance + noun figures numbers rate … preposition in attendance attendance at phrases take attendance See full entry [countable, uncountable] the number of people present at an organized event high/low/falling/poor attendances There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting. Cinema attendances have risen again recently. Extra Examples The average attendance at matches increased last year. It was a record attendance for a midweek game. Despite falling attendances, the zoo will stay open. Building a new stadium has boosted attendances by 40%. Attendances at the pool always fall in winter. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good large record … verb + attendance boost improve increase … attendance + verb decline drop fall … attendance + noun figures numbers rate … preposition in attendance attendance at phrases take attendance See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’. Idioms be in attendance (formal) to be present at a special event Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral. be in attendance (on somebody) (formal) to be with or near somebody in order to help them if necessary He always has at least two bodyguards in attendance. The ambulances were in attendance within 22 minutes. dance attendance on somebody (British English, formal) to be with somebody and do things to help and please them take attendance (North American English) to check who is present and who is not present at a place and to mark this information on a list of names Mrs Sakamoto had finished taking attendance. compare register (1)
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