- 1. n. The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending. Source: opted
- 2. n. An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger. Source: opted
- 3. n. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something Source: wordnet
- 5. n. a general interest that leads people to want to know more Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a courteous act indicating affection Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the faculty or power of mental concentration Source: wordnet
- 8. n. a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review Source: wordnet
- 9. 1. The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending. They say the tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony. Shak. Note: Attention is consciousness and something more. It is consciousness voluntarily applied, under its law of limitations, to some determinate object; it is consciousness concentrated. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger. To pay attention to, To pay one's attentions to, to be courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to court. Syn. -- Care; heed; study; consideration; application; advertence; respect; regard. Source: webster
- 10. n:100 n. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others n. a general interest that leads people to want to know more n. a courteous act indicating affection n. the faculty or power of mental concentration Source: ecdict
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