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# attentive

«attentive» in Mova's school dictionary: **Listening or watching carefully and paying close attention** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (attentive, more attentive, most attentive); adverb attentively; noun attentiveness

### meaning for a pupil

1) Listening or watching carefully and paying close attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#m1)

2) Kind and helpful, noticing what other people need. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

At school a teacher may praise an attentive class or pupil who listens well. In stories it describes a careful listener or a caring host, nurse or friend. It tells the reader that someone is focused or thoughtful. Common phrases: "attentive to", "an attentive listener", "listen attentively".

### examples

- The class was very attentive during the science demonstration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x1)
- Be attentive when the lifeguard gives the rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x2)
- She is an attentive listener and remembers what you say. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x3)
- The waiter was attentive and refilled our water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x4)
- The nurse was attentive to every patient. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x5)
- Attentive readers will spot the clue in chapter two. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x6)
- The dog sat attentively, waiting for the ball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x7)
- ‘That I will,’ said the Hare, ‘you will find me a most attentive pupil.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/#x8)

### note

It is an adjective; the noun is "attention" (pay attention) and the adverb is "attentively". Use "attentive to" someone or something. Do not confuse with "attractive" (nice to look at) or "attendant" (a helper).

### In the corpora

- [Lord, hearken unto my voice; let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2420/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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