attendant
adjective/əˈtendənt/
/əˈtendənt/
[usually before noun] (formal)- closely connected with something that has just been mentioned
- attendant problems/risks/circumstances
- She wanted to avoid the awards ceremony and all its attendant publicity.
- attendant upon something We had all the usual problems attendant upon starting a new business.
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.Definitions on the go
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