Definitions for attention

Definitions for (noun) attention

Main entry: tending, care, aid, attention

Definition: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Usage: no medical care was required; the old car needs constant attention


Main entry: attention

Definition: a courteous act indicating affection

Usage: she tried to win his heart with her many attentions


Main entry: attention

Definition: a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review

Usage: the troops stood at attention


Main entry: attention

Definition: the faculty or power of mental concentration

Usage: keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention


Main entry: attending, attention

Definition: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others


Main entry: attention

Definition: a general interest that leads people to want to know more

Usage: She was the center of attention


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