attention

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Interjection 2.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Middle English attencioun < Latin attentio < attendere, pp. attentus (“‘to attend, give heed to’”); see attend.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈtɛn.ʃən/, SAMPA: /@"tEn.S@n/
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[edit] Noun

attention (plural attentions)

1. (uncountable) Mental focus.

   Please direct your attention to the following words.

2. (countable, often plural) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
   • 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, ch. 3,

     She attended her sickbed; her watchful attentions triumphed over the malignity of the distemper.

   • 1910, Stephen Leacock, "How to Avoid Getting Married," in Literary Lapses,

     For some time past I have been the recipient of very marked attentions from a young lady.

3. (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.

   The company will now come to attention.

[edit] Derived terms

• at attention
• attention deficit disorder
• attention line
• attention span
• attention whore
• attentional
• center of attention/centre of attention
• draw attention
• flow of attention
• pay attention
• stand to attention

[edit] Related terms

• attentive

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• attention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• attention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /a.tɑ̃s.jɔ̃/ X-SAMPA: /a.tA~s.jO~/

[edit] Noun

attention f. (plural attentions)

1. attention

[edit] Interjection

attention

1. warning

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aeinnottt
• tentation