attention

n.

concentration

notice

1) to attract, capture, catch, command, draw, get; hold, retain, rivet smb.'s attention

2) to devote one's attention to; to focus one's attention on; to pay attention to

3) to bring smt. to smb.'s attention

4) to distract, divert smb.'s attention

5) to escape one's attention

6) close; meticulous; rapt; undivided attention (this matter will require your undivided attention)

7) attention to (meticulous attention to detail)

position of attention

(usu. mil.)

8) to call smb. to attention (the sergeant called his platoon to attention); to come to, snap to attention; to stand at attention; or: to stand at the position of attention; or: (BE) to stand to attention

care

9) to give attention to; to lavish attention on

10) medical attention (to receive medical attention)

11) individual; personal attention (the manager gave me her personal attention; I lavished my individual attention on him)

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[ə'tenʃ(ə)n]

capture

catch

command

divert smb. 's attention

draw

get: hold

meticulous

or: (BE) to stand to attention

or: to stand at the position of attention

rapt

retain

rivet smb. 's attention

snap to attention

to come to

to focus one's attention on

to lavish attention on

to pay attention to

to stand at attention

personal attention (the manager gave me her personal attention; I lavished my individual attention on him)

undivided attention (this matter will require your undivided attention)

['care'] to give attention to

['concentration'] ['notice'] to attract

close

individual

to bring smt. to smb. 's attention

to devote one's attention to

to distract

to escape one's attention

attention to (meticulous attention to detail)

['position of attention'] (usu. mil.) to call smb. to attention (the sergeant called his platoon to attention)

medical attention (to receive medical attention)