Attention (band)
WordNet
noun
(1) The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
"No medical care was required"
"The old car needs constant attention"
(2) A courteous act indicating affection
"She tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
(3) A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
"The troops stood at attention"
(4) The faculty or power of mental concentration
"Keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
(5) The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
(6) A general interest that leads people to want to know more
"She was the center of attention"
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Etymology
< < < , pp. ; see attend.
Noun
- Mental focus.
- Please direct your attention to the following words.
- 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,
- A state of alertness in the standing position.
- The company will now come to attention.