attendant. 1  n a person who is present and participates in a meeting. 2  n an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another. 3  n someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. 4  adj being present (at meeting or event etc.) attendant members of the congreation.
In simple terms, affect means 'make a difference to', whereas effect means 'a result' or 'bring about a result' here are some excerpts from a dictionary. 1  To have an influence on or effect a change in: Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar.  To act on the emotions of; touch or move.
The definition of affect means to produce a change in something. An example of affect is severe weather conditions drowning a vast number of crops on a farm.ransitive verb. 1  To have an influence on or effect a change in: Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar. 2  To act on the emotions of; touch or move. 3  To attack or infect, as a disease: Rheumatic fever can affect the heart.