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UK
/ɐtˈɛnʃən/
]
[ US /əˈtɛnʃən/ ]
[ US /əˈtɛnʃən/ ]
NOUN
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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 -
a courteous act indicating affection
she tried to win his heart with her many attentions -
the faculty or power of mental concentration
keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention -
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
the old car needs constant attention
no medical care was required -
a general interest that leads people to want to know more
She was the center of attention - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
How To Use attention In A Sentence
- There’s a town on the central coast of British Columbia called Bella Coola, B.C. that could probably use a little attention right now. Blogging Batholiths Part 2 - The Panda's Thumb
- He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
- The one who liked the girls a bit too much. peteyboosh I agree with Pat: composting (Ray should not compost old cheese and tortillas), social cropdusting requires attention at Ediible Geography. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- She captures my attention without entirely absorbing it. Times, Sunday Times
- The aristocracy are made to look like buffoons; the women swoon, the maids are oversexed, and the artist himself - the center of everyone's fawning attention - plays the dandy.
- · The tailstock quill is brought into working position (Fig. 14) whereby special attention must be given to quill cleanliness. 3. Preparations for thread cutting by dies and taps
- This attention to detail only enhances the beauty and warmth of the voice itself, the ideal instrument for the part.
- They are also quite preternaturally ugly, bringing a rude abbreviation to the extension of the leg and drawing attention to the unbeautiful formlessness of the shoe, and the cheapness of its material and fabrication.
- The question of professional refereeing is an urgent issue that needs immediate attention.
- Then I saw how the ladies came alive at his gentlemanly attentions, how flattered they were by them.
