attendance

attendance
noun
ADJECTIVE
good, large, record

It was a record attendance for a midweek game.

low, poor, sparse (esp. AmE), spotty (AmE)
falling

Despite falling attendances, the zoo will stay open.

average

The average attendance at sports events increased last year.

daily, weekly

Average daily school attendance was only 75%.

Weekly attendance at a religious service was the norm.

total
constant, frequent, regular

Regular attendance at lectures is important.

compulsory, mandatory (esp. AmE)
church, cinema (BrE), college, movie (AmE), school, etc.
VERB + ATTENDANCE
boost, improve, increase

Building a new stadium has boosted attendances by 40%.

ATTENDANCE + VERB
decline, drop, fall, go down, plummet

Attendances at the pool always fall in winter.

go up, increase, soar

Movie attendance soared during the war.

ATTENDANCE + NOUN
figures, numbers (esp. AmE), rate, record

Attendance figures were up this year.

PREPOSITION
in attendance

The ambulances were in attendance within 22 minutes.

attendance at

attendance at the meetings

PHRASES
take attendance (AmE) (take the register in BrE)

Mrs Sakamoto had finished taking attendance.


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