attention /əˈten. t ʃ
ə
n/
noun [ U ]
NOTICE 1. notice, thought or interest
Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention, please? They're organizing a campaign to draw people's attention to the environmentally harmful effects of using their cars. Wait a moment and I'll give you my full/undivided attention (= I'll listen to and think about only you) . After an hour, my attention started to wander (= I stopped taking notice) . 2.
get/attract/catch sb's attention to make someone notice you
I knocked on the window to get her attention. 3.
pay attention (to sth/sb ) to watch, listen to, or think about something or someone carefully or with interest
If you don't pay attention now, you'll get it all wrong later. Don't pay any attention to Nina - she doesn't know what she's talking about. He wasn't paying attention to the safety instructions. 4.
the centre of attention the thing or person that a lot of people notice
He likes telling jokes and being the centre attention at parties. 5.
turn your attention(s) to sth/sb to start to think about or concentrate on a particular thing or person
Many countries are starting to turn their attention to new forms of energy. 117
V
ocabulary for IELTS -grabbing /-græb.ɪŋ/
suffix getting or taking a lot of the stated thing
a money -grabbing scheme a headline -grabbing court case (= one which is being written about a lot in newspapers) biased , UK
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