attention

🇺🇸 /əˈtenʃn/ 🇬🇧 /əˈtenʃn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

focusing your mind on something or someone

Please pay attention to the teacher during class.

B1

special care or help

The injured man needs immediate medical attention.

R

kind acts to show you like someone

She enjoyed the special attention from her friends.

R

a straight standing position for soldiers

The soldiers stood at attention during the ceremony.

interjection
A2

a word used to get people to listen

Attention, please! The meeting will start soon.

R

a command for soldiers to stand straight

Attention! All soldiers must stand straight.

translation

n. focusing your mind on something or someone; special care or help; kind acts to show you like someone; a straight standing position for soldiers
interj. a word used to get people to listen; a command for soldiers to stand straight

Word Forms

Plural attentions