attending
/əˈtɛndɪŋ/
noun
Common
1.n.the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2.n.the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
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attending and attention share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. attending means “the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others”. attention means “the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others”. attention is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/əˈtɛndɪŋ/
1.n.the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2.n.the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
/əˈtɛnʃən/
| attending | attention | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əˈtɛndɪŋ/ | /əˈtɛnʃən/ |
| Said | uh-TEN-ding | uh-TEN-shuhn |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Letters | 9 | 9 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 6 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | attention | attending |
Full entry for attending · Full entry for attention · More comparisons
1.n.the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2.n.the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
“no medical care was required”
3.n.a general interest that leads people to want to know more
“She was the center of attention”