attendance
part of speech
noun (attendance, attendances)
meaning for a pupil
1) Attendance is being present at a place or event, like school. tree →
2) The attendance is the number of people who came to an event. tree →
3) In attendance means being there, especially to help. tree →
4) To dance attendance on someone means to fuss over them and try hard to please them. tree →
sense in the lessons
At school attendance is recorded every day; good attendance means coming every day. In maths, attendance numbers at matches or concerts are added, compared and shown in graphs; attendance can be a percentage. Phrases: take attendance, attendance record, full attendance, in attendance.
examples
- Our class had 100% attendance this week. tree →
- The teacher takes attendance every morning. tree →
- The attendance at the match was 20,000. tree →
- Good attendance helps you learn. tree →
- A nurse was in attendance at the race. tree →
- Attendance was low because of the snow. tree →
- If 27 of 30 pupils came, attendance was 90%. tree →
- She got a certificate for perfect attendance. tree →
- Everyone admired him, danced attendance upon him, petted and caressed him. tree →
note
Spelling trap: "-ance", not "-ence". Verb: attend. Attendance percentage = pupils present ÷ pupils on roll × 100. Trap: "attendance" counts people who came, not people who were invited.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «attendance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.