Difference between Attending and Attendant

What is the difference between Attending and Attendant?

Attending as an adjective is serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor. while Attendant as an adjective is going with; associated; concomitant.

Attending

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To set on fire; kindle.

Example sentence: You need to begin to network with angels and VCs while you are still ideating. It is easier to ask someone you know for funding than a stranger. Build your financial network by attending as many industry functions and reaching out for advice from experts online.

Attendant

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who attends; one who works with or watches something.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Going with; associated; concomitant.

We hope you now know whether to use Attending or Attendant in your sentence.

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