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Attaching
- verb - be attached; be in contact with
- become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
- cause to be attached
- create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
- join
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
Attacking
- verb - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
- disposed to attack
- launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
- set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
- take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
Attaining
- verb - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
- reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level;
- to gain with effort;
Attending
- verb - be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"
- give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
- take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
- the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
- work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
Attention
- noun - a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
- a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"
- a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"
- the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
Attentive
- adjective - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
- taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
Attesting
- verb - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
- establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"
- give testimony in a court of law
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes;
Attestive
- - Attesting; furnishing evidence.
Attorning
- verb - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"
Attrition
- noun - a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"
- erosion by friction
- sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
- the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
- the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice