attentive
pronunciation
How to pronounce attentive in British English:
UK [əˈtentɪv]
How to pronounce attentive in American English:
US [əˈtentɪv]
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- Adjective:
- (often followed by `to') giving care or attention
- taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
Word Origin
- attentive (adj.)
- late 14c. (implied in attentively), from Old French attentif, from Vulgar Latin *attenditus, from Latin attentus "heedful, observant" (see attend). Sense of "actively ministering to the needs and wants" (of another person) is from early 16c. Related: Attentively.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Our group was even more attentive than usual .
- 2. High-ranking flo was an attentive , playful mother .
- 3. Becoming attentive to the most important priorities of your life starts to simplify your life .
- 4. Almost all of the editors or copy-editors with whom I 've worked were helpful and attentive , and some were superlative .
- 5. This was thanks in part to attentive middle managers .