to caught attention
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3.0
- phrasal verb
:
llamar la atención
- But it's the ships at Yenikapi that have caught the media's attention.
- the moment that caught my attention
The notoriety of this art forgery caught the attention of ABC News.
- The notoriety of this art forgery caught the attention of ABC News.
- ChatGPT caught the attention last December.
- It's just that the presentation catches the attention of the man and it draws them in.
- And it quickly catches on in ways that catch the attention of the Chinese government.
- But the Sheen on it is, is what caught my attention the most.
- Well, I think acid catches your attention.
- To use that phrase that caught the attention and ire of of the logical positivists.
- Anyways, yeah, the start that caught my attention the most was Inside Out too, which I saw.
- It has to shine, bling, catch the attention, sparkle.
Examples
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And the third thing that caught my attention was that you will notice that all the men wear ties.
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His work and research have caught the world's attention and have brought scientific recognition to Austria
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You did an interview and one of the things that really caught my attention was you went on to that show.
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The thing that caught my attention was what he said.
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A movement in the corner of her eye caught her attention.
Fiction book (1992) -
Someone this brilliant would surely have caught my attention.
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Wherever he went, he caught people's attention.
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Bryce's extraordinary ability has caught the attention of Major League scouts, the media, and sports fans around the country.
Academic text (2009) -
Indeed, microfinance has caught the attention of some of the world's leading financial institutions, both international and domestic.
Academic text (2005) -
The vibrant colors of the painting caught attention of everyone at the gallery.
Synonyms
991
1.9
Make people notice or want something
244
2.0
To get someone's attention or interest
238
3.4
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
71
2.5
To make people notice something or someone
29
2.9
To make people notice something important
22
2.8
Make someone notice you or something
11
3.0
To get noticed and make people interested
8
2.7
Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable
3
3.3
Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested
3
3.9
To make people look at or listen to you
1
3.2
To attract and keep people's interest
1
4.4
Make someone notice something
Antonyms
How Attention-Grabbing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'attracted interest or notice' is directly derivable from combining 'catch' (to draw or seize) with 'attention' (notice or focus), yielding the straightforward composite meaning 'draw someone's attention'. This compositional pattern is common and mirrors equivalent constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase caught attention comes from the image of someone catching a thrown object: a bright colour or sudden move is like something thrown at your eyes, so people 'catch' it with their eyes. So, caught attention means 'made people look'.