to gain attention
16
3.0
- phrasal verb
- The use of two projectors and a dissolve system allows the maker to gain audience attention.
- gained international attention
- gained national attention
- gained much attention
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Watch on YouTubeClearly on YouTube it is a struggle to gain the attention of of the audience.
- Clearly on YouTube it is a struggle to gain the attention of of the audience.
- A video has gained attention online of a great blue Heron in Central Park eating a rat hole.
- So the work that I've done thus far, I really believe that part of the reason it's gained attention is because of that visual of coding in a white mask.
Examples
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It's like a child trying to gain attention from his mother.
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The artist published her latest work in hopes to gain more attention from critics.
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Clearly on YouTube it is a struggle to gain the attention of of the audience.
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Leaders use a variety of methods to frame their messages in ways that gain the attention of campus constituents.
Academic text (2010) -
You use social media as a way to gain attention, as a way to spread a movement, as a way to get people excited about what you're doing.
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Bob had to admit, Dr. Dietlief was very adept at gaining people's attention.
Fiction book (1998) -
To gain attention, he waved his arms wildly during the presentation.
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In order to gain the attention of the crowd, the speaker shared an interesting story.
Synonyms
936
1.9
Make people notice or want something
189
1.0
To make someone want to know more about something
152
2.5
To make people notice something or someone
103
2.7
Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable
56
3.6
Attract people or attention
52
2.9
To make people notice something important
38
2.8
Make someone notice you or something
23
3.2
To attract and keep people's interest
23
3.3
Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested
10
3.9
To make people look at or listen to you
2
3.8
To make someone feel curious about something and want to know more
Make someone notice something
Antonyms
How Noticeable
10
3.9
23
3.2
16
3.0
152
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to attract interest or be noticed' is directly derivable from combining 'gain' (to obtain) with 'attention' (notice or mental focus), so the phrase is compositionally transparent. This is a common verb + noun collocation with clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Gain attention creates the picture of someone doing something to get other people's notice, like waving a bright sign or speaking loudly to gain people's attention. So, it means 'to attract interest' or 'to be noticed'.