attention
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English attencioun, from Latin attentio, from attendere, past participle attentus (“to attend, give heed to”); see attend.
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[edit] Noun
attention (usually uncountable; plural attentions)
- (uncountable) Mental focus.
- Please direct your attention to the following words.
- (countable, plural form obsolete) 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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mental focus
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romantic interest
state of alertness in the standing position
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attention
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Most common English words before 1923: single · foot · beauty · #618: attention · standing · books · knows
[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
[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
attention f. (plural attentions)
- attention
[edit] Interjection
attention!
