attendance
noun /əˈtendəns/
/əˈtendəns/
Idioms - Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory.
- Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- large
- record
- …
- boost
- improve
- increase
- …
- decline
- drop
- fall
- …
- figures
- numbers
- rate
- …
- in attendance
- attendance at
- take attendance
- 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
- …
- boost
- improve
- increase
- …
- decline
- drop
- fall
- …
- figures
- numbers
- rate
- …
- in attendance
- attendance at
- take attendance
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.