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  1. 1. a. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. (often followed by ‘to’) giving care or attention Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person is attentive to the words, and to the manner and matter, of a speaker at the same time. 2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous. Syn. -- Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful. -- At*ten"tive*ly, adv. -- At*ten"tive*ness, n. Source: webster
  6. 6. j:100 a. (often followed by `to') giving care or attention Source: ecdict

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