attention
Use Attention in a sentence
ʃən; noun
1.
the act or faculty of attending, especially by directing the mind to an object.
2.
Psychology.
a.
a concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, especially one preferentially selected from a complex, with a view to limiting or clarifying receptivity by narrowing the range of stimuli.
b.
a state of consciousness characterized by such concentration.
c.
a capacity to maintain selective or sustained concentration.
3.
observant care; consideration: Individual attention is given to each child.
4.
civility or courtesy: attention to a guest.
5.
notice or awareness: His deliberate cough caught the waiter's attention.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To attention
00:10
Attention
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
attention (əˈtɛnʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | concentrated direction of the mind, esp to a problem or task |
| 2. | consideration, notice, or observation: a new matter has come to our attention |
| 3. | detailed care or special treatment: to pay attention to one's appearance |
| 4. | (usually plural) an act of consideration, courtesy, or gallantry indicating affection or love: attentions given to a lover |
| 5. | the motionless position of formal military alertness, esp in drill when an upright position is assumed with legs and heels together, arms to the sides, head and eyes facing to the front |
| 6. | psychol See also selective attention the act of concentrating on any one of a set of objects or thoughts |
| —sentence substitute | |
| 7. | the order to be alert or to adopt a position of formal military alertness |
| [C14: from Latin attentiō, from attendere to apply the mind to; see | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
attention
late 14c., "giving heed," from L. attentionem (nom. attentio) "attention, attentiveness," noun of action from attendere "mental heeding." Used with a remarkable diversity of verbs (e.g. pay, gather, attract, draw, call). As a military cautionary word preparative to giving a command, it is attested from
1792.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Items in the special collections require meticulous care and attention, and storage at the ideal temperature and humidity.
Many of them work full time, have aging parents in need of care and attention, or are parents themselves.
The result is to scatter our attention and diffuse our concentration.
Some appear to be searching for a sense of power and achievement, or for fame and attention.
Idioms & Phrases
Nearby Words
Synonyms
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
