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attendance
English
Alternative forms
- attendaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?n.d?ns/, enPR: ?-t?n'd?ns
Noun
attendance (countable and uncountable, plural attendances)
- The state of attending; presence or waiting upon.
- The count or list of individuals present for an event.
- The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.
- (obsolete) Attention paid to something; careful regard.
Derived terms
- attendance allowance
- attendance check
- attendance order
- attendance record
- attendance sheet
- attendance slip
- dance attendance
- nonattendance
- reattendance
- turnstile attendance
Translations
See also
- bums in seats
attendance From the web:
- what attendance is bad at school
- what attendance maximizes revenue
- what attendance allowance
- what attendance means
- what attendance is bad at college
- what attendance do universities look for
- what attendance allowance used for
- what attendance is bad at uni
being
English
Alternative forms
- beeing (archaic)
- beïng (rare)
Etymology
Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bi???/
- (US) IPA(key): /?bi??/, /?bi?/
- Rhymes: -i???, -??
- Hyphenation: be?ing
Verb
being
- present participle of be
Noun
being (countable and uncountable, plural beings)
- A living creature.
- The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
- 1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia
- Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being.
- 1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia
- (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
- (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
- (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
- It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.
Synonyms
- (a living creature): See also Thesaurus:creature
- (the state or fact of existence): See also Thesaurus:existence
Derived terms
Translations
Conjunction
being
- Given that; since.
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
- ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
Synonyms
- as, because, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because
Derived terms
- being that
Translations
References
- “being”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
- “being” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "being" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
- "being" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
See also
Anagrams
- Bengi, begin, binge
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
being f (genitive singular beinge, plural beingean)
- bench, form
being From the web:
- what being in love feels like
- what being drunk feels like
- what being late says about you
- what being blind looks like
- what being built near me
- what being an american means to me
- what being a leader means
- what being alone does to you
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