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noun British English pronunciation: attention /əˈtenʃ(ə)n/
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  1. 1
    [uncountable] the interest or thought that you give to something you are listening to or watching

    The speaker was dull and their attention soon wandered.

    May I please have your attention?

    turn your attention to something:

    It's time now to turn our attention to the committee's recommendations.

    undivided/full attention:

    Please give the demonstration your undivided attention.

    hold/keep your attention:

    The conversation failed to hold my attention.

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    1. a.
      interest, especially interest that the public has in a person, event, situation etc

      Recent violence has focused attention on the issue of racism.

      He avoided publicity and disliked the attention his acting brought him.

      divert/distract attention from something:

      They engineered a news story to divert attention from the scandal.

      catch someone's attention:

      What first caught my attention was his voice.

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  2. 2
    [uncountable] the fact that you notice something, often something that causes problems

    It had escaped my attention at the time.

    something comes to someone's attention:

    I followed up his request the moment it came to my attention.

    draw (someone's) attention to something:

    I have been asked to draw your attention to the following matters.

    bring something to someone's attention:

    a campaign to bring human rights abuses to the government's attention

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  3. 3
    [uncountable] special care, help, or treatment for someone or something

    As the sixth of ten children, he never received much attention.

    Your letter will receive immediate attention.

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  5. 5

    attentions

     [plural] behaviour that shows someone that you love them or that you take a lot of interest in them

    I was flattered by her kind attentions.

    She had to deal with the unwelcome attentions of a drunk.

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