attention
pronunciation
How to pronounce attention in British English:
UK [əˈtenʃn]
How to pronounce attention in American English:
US [əˈtenʃn]
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- Noun:
- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- the work of caring for or attending to someone or something
- a general interest that leads people to want to know more
- a courteous act indicating affection
- the faculty or power of mental concentration
- a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
Word Origin
- attention (n.)
- late 14c., "giving heed," from Latin attentionem (nominative attentio) "attention, attentiveness," noun of action from past participle stem of attendere "mental heeding" (see attend). Used with a remarkable diversity of verbs (such as pay, gather, attract, draw, call). As a military cautionary word preparative to giving a command, it is attested from 1792. Attention span is from 1903 (earlier span of attention, 1892).
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Example
- 1. It will grab any woman 's attention .
- 2. So how is that we pay attention ?
- 3. With this medical attention , he recovered , and was almost immediately back to his regular teaching schedule .
- 4. These and other options merit attention .
- 5. The dharamsala meeting deserves attention .