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attendance

noun/əˈtendəns/ (uh-TEN-duhns)Level B1
attendance meaning picture: A teacher marking an attendance register while students raise their hands in a classroom
Picture meaning of “attendance” — being present at a place, or the number of people who come

being present at a place, or the number of people who come

Schools and offices keep an attendance record to see who came. Attendance can also mean how many people came to an event.

attendance meaning in Hindi

हाज़िरी; उपस्थिति; किसी जगह मौजूद होना या आने वाले लोगों की संख्या

स्कूल और दफ़्तर यह देखने के लिए हाज़िरी का रिकॉर्ड रखते हैं कि कौन आया। Attendance का अर्थ किसी कार्यक्रम में आए लोगों की संख्या भी होता है।

Examples

  1. Students need 75 per cent attendance to sit the final exam.अंतिम परीक्षा में बैठने के लिए छात्रों की 75 प्रतिशत हाज़िरी (attendance) ज़रूरी है।
  2. Attendance at the city book fair crossed one lakh this year.इस साल शहर के पुस्तक मेले में आने वालों की संख्या एक लाख पार कर गई।

Synonyms & antonyms

presenceturnoutabsence

Memory trick

The teacher calls your name, you shout 'Present, ma'am!': your ATTENDANCE is marked.

💡 Did you know?

The word attendance comes from the Latin word 'attendere', which means to stretch towards or to pay close attention to something with your mind.

Word origin

From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre ('to attend, listen')

Other meanings

noun Record of the days and hours an employee was present at work.

noun The act of being present at a place, or the number of people present.

attendance meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीहाज़िरी; उपस्थिति; किसी जगह मौजूद होना या आने वाले लोगों की संख्या
Arabic · العربيةحضور؛ الوجود في مكان، أو عدد الحاضرين
French · Françaisprésence, assiduité ; fait d'être présent, ou nombre de personnes venues
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiakehadiran; absensi; jumlah orang yang hadir
Chinese · 中文出勤;出席;出席人数

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