attention
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2.0
- noun
- /əˈtɛnʃən/
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atención
- Spencer brought this to my attention and I was floored.
- receive loving attention
- unwanted attentions
- sexual attention
I need to lavish more attention and gifts on her.
- I need to lavish more attention and gifts on her.
- See, I kept looking for attention because I got rewarded.
- No, he's just looking for a bit of attention, lady.
- You get a lot more attention than you normally would.
- Sweet texts and attention were once more than enough for me.
- Basically I wanted, I wanted Mum, Mum's attention because I didn't get it.
- But I guess they enjoyed that attention, you know, playing with him.
- You are competing to win the affection, attention, or favor of the narcissist.
- You generally don't get a lot of positive attention in, in the scriptures.
- Curbside appeal in looks gets more attention than that car.
- So acceptance, affection, appreciation and attention, that's what you do.
- And I don't like having a lot of attention on me a lot of the time.
Examples
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The warm mixture and all the human attention seemed to ease the horse's panic.
Fiction book (1992) -
After weeks of thoughtful gestures, he finally gained her attention.
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You get a lot more attention than you normally would.
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This study, it was brought to my attention by a friend.
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Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your kind attention.
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Your performance tonight, was it a cry for help, or a cry for attention?
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Because she likes to have a lot of attention, she often talks out of turn.
Academic text (1993) -
I'm not used to this much attention.
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I need to lavish more attention and gifts on her.
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You are competing to win the affection, attention, or favor of the narcissist.
Synonyms
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2.9
Careful attention to other people's needs or feelings
58
3.2
Thoughtful care for other people's feelings and needs
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.6
A condition that makes it hard to pay attention and sometimes makes people very active or act without thinking
- Specialized
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3.8
A condition often in children causing trouble paying attention, being very active and acting without thinking
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3.6
Immediate care or action needed because a problem is serious and may get worse
How Thoughtful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Attention comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and tendere 'to stretch', so it means 'stretching toward'. When someone gives you small kind acts or attentions, they are 'stretching' friendly interest toward you, which is why the word can mean polite or caring behaviour.