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< Middle English attencioun < Latin attentio < attendere, past participle attentus (“‘to attend, give heed to’”); see attend.
Pronunciation
Noun
attention (usually uncountable; plural attentions)
- (uncountable) Mental focus.
- Please direct your attention to the following words.
- (countable, plural form obsolete) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, ch. 3,
- She attended her sickbed; her watchful attentions triumphed over the malignity of the distemper.
- 1910, Stephen Leacock, "How to Avoid Getting Married," in Literary Lapses,
- For some time past I have been the recipient of very marked attentions from a young lady.
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, ch. 3,
- (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.
- The company will now come to attention.
Derived terms
- at attention
- attention deficit disorder
- attention line
- attention span
- attention whore
- attentional
- center of attention/centre of attention
- draw attention
- flow of attention
- pay attention
- stand to attention
Related terms
Interjection
attention
External links
- attention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- attention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Pronunciation
Noun
attention f. (plural attentions)
- attention
Interjection
attention !
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