Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index A attending: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: at•tend•ing Pronunciation: (u-ten'ding), [key] — adj. having primary responsibility for a patient. holding a staff position in an accredited hospital. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: attending (Thesaurus) attendee attent ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: glissade Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language