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Take attendance

Meaning in business english, with examples

phraseCommon term

In business english, take attendance means: To check and record who is present at a meeting, class, or event before or during it.

In Turkish: yoklama almak

How it is used

Used at the start of meetings, training sessions, or workshops, especially when attendance must be recorded for compliance or planning.

Example sentences

  1. Before the safety briefing starts, the supervisor will take attendance to confirm that every contractor is in the room.

    Here, the term means checking names against the expected list, not simply looking around the room informally.

  2. HR asked us to take attendance at each onboarding session because the audit requires a clear record of participation.

    In this sentence, the phrase highlights formal participation tracking for documentation rather than casual headcount.

Common collocations

  • take attendance at the start
  • attendance sheet
  • record attendance
  • attendeeA person who takes part in a meeting, conference, training session or other event.
  • HRShort for human resources: the department that deals with hiring, contracts, pay, training, leave and employee relations.

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