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# attention

«attention» in Mova's school dictionary: **when you listen, watch or think carefully about something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (attention — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Attention is when you listen, watch or think carefully about something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#m1)

2) Attention can mean interest or notice that people give you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#m2)

3) Attention can mean care given to something, like medical attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school «pay attention» means listen and look carefully; teachers say «Attention, please!» to get everyone to listen. In safety, paying attention near roads, water and machines prevents accidents; a phone can take your attention away. «Medical attention» means a doctor's care. In everyday life some people do things to get attention, and «attention span» is how long you can focus. In the army, «Attention!» means stand straight.

### examples

- Please pay attention to the instructions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x1)
- Can I have your attention, please? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x2)
- The baby wanted attention and started crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x3)
- Pay attention when you cross the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x4)
- The cut needs medical attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x5)
- His painting got a lot of attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x6)
- She tried to attract the waiter's attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x7)
- Read the question with attention to every number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x8)
- Whenever we appear we excite great attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/#x9)

### note

Uncountable: «attention», not «an attention». Common verbs: pay attention (to), get/attract/draw attention, catch someone's attention. Say «pay attention to», not «pay attention on». Adjective «attentive» = paying attention. In maths word problems, paying attention to small words like «each» and «left» changes the answer.

### In the corpora

- [Families make phone rules so meals are for talking, and adults find them hard to keep because phones are built to grab attention.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/5/)
- [Scary predictions online are usually nonsense meant to get attention.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people/14/)
- [Focused practice means practising with full attention on one goal; watching the clock while repeating easy parts changes very little.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/6/)
- [If sitting brings a treat, the dog sits more; if jumping up brings attention, it jumps more.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience/1/)
- [A headline is the title of a news story; it is short, bold and grabs attention.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/24-persuasive-letters-newspaper-articles-and-diaries/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «attention» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.