attendance

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

at·tend·ance [attendance attendances] BrE [əˈtendəns] NAmE [əˈtendəns] noun
1. 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.
2. 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.
more at dance attendance on/upon sb at ↑dance _v.
Idioms: ↑in attendance ▪ ↑take attendance

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

Example Bank:
•Attendances at the pool always fall in winter.
•Average daily school attendance was only 75%.
•Building a new stadium has boosted attendances by 40%.
•Despite falling attendances, the zoo will stay open.
•It was a record attendance for a midweek game.
•Movie attendance soared during the war.
•Mrs Sakamoto had finished taking attendance.
•Regular attendance at lectures is important.
•The ambulances were in attendance within 22 minutes.
•The average attendance at matches increased last year.
•attendance at the meetings
•Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances.