attention
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[edit] English
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| single | foot | beauty | #618: attention | standing | books | knows |
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈtɛn.ʃən/, SAMPA: /@"tEn.S@n/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Noun
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attention (plural attentions)
- (uncountable) Mental focus.
- Please direct your attention to the following words.
- (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.
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, ch. 3,
- (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.
- The company will now come to attention.
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[edit] Translations
mental focus
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state of alertness in the standing position
romantic interest
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
attention
- attention
[edit] Interjection
attention

