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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
- 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
- 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
- She captures my attention without entirely absorbing it. Times, Sunday Times
- Then I saw how the ladies came alive at his gentlemanly attentions, how flattered they were by them.
- Pay particular attention to zoning in each of the alternatives proposed for your area.
- Attention, Kmart shoppers: privacy for sale, aisle nine.
- 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.
- ‘Behind the scenes there are still a number of points that deserve attention,’ the unidentified official said, according to the semi-official Central News Agency.
- · 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