to gain attention
11
3.0
- phrasal verb
:
llamar la atención
- 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
Clearly 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
991
1.9
Make people notice or want something
206
1.0
To make someone want to know more about something
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
8
3.6
Attract people or attention
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
To make someone feel curious about something and want to know more
Antonyms
How Noticeable
3
3.9
1
3.2
11
3.0
71
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'.