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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)

attention

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

An illustration for attention

noun1 of 2

focus of your thoughts on something

  • “It would be wise to pay attention to the details.”Tatoeba
  • “He never pays much attention to what the teacher says.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

interjection2 of 2

A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

attention: meaning, pronunciation and examples · Toofey