attendee

«attendee» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who goes to an event, such as a meeting… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an attendee, attendees)

meaning for a pupil

An attendee is a person who goes to an event, such as a meeting, conference, class or party. tree →

sense in the lessons

It is a formal or business word used for meetings and events: «all attendees must sign in». In everyday life people say «people who came» or «guests». In maths problems, the number of attendees is the number of people at the event. Phrases: conference attendee, all attendees, number of attendees.

examples

• All attendees must wear a name badge. tree →
• The conference had 300 attendees. tree →
• Each attendee got a free bag. tree →
• Attendees can buy lunch in the hall. tree →
• There were 45 attendees and each paid £4, so £180 was raised. tree →
• The attendees clapped at the end of the talk. tree →

note

Countable noun; formal. The «-ee» ending means the person who does it (like «employee»). The verb is «attend»; the noun for being there is «attendance». In maths, total money = number of attendees × price each.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «attendee» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.