Synonym: care, concern, consideration, courtesy, politeness, thoughtfulness. Antonym: inattention. Similar words: pay attention to, a bone of contention, mention, invention, prevention, convention, not to mention, conventional. Meaning: [ə'tenʃn] 
n. 1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others 2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something 3. a general interest that leads people to want to know more 4. a courteous act indicating affection 5. the faculty or power of mental concentration 6. a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review.
n. 1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others 2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something 3. a general interest that leads people to want to know more 4. a courteous act indicating affection 5. the faculty or power of mental concentration 6. a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review. 
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(151) You must be prepared to give the job your undivided attention .
(152) On one level I quite like the attention but on another level, I suppose I find it a bit disturbing.
(153) He had a cup of tea and then turned his attention to the report.
(154) He shouted after them, vainly trying to attract their attention.
(155) Children soon learn that bad behaviour is a surefire way of getting attention.
(156) We deduce from his behaviour that he is trying to gain attention.
(157) I jumped on the wall to grab the attention of the crowd.
(158) A good teacher must be able to hold her pupils' attention.
(159) In hospitals, business plans vie with patients for doctors' attention.
(160) I have been asked to draw your attention to the following points.
(161) Occasionally people confess to crimes they haven't committed just to get attention.
(162) He came down to earth when the teacher told him to pay more attention.
(163) The book is full of good ideas to grab your students' attention.
(163) Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
(164) The two older children tend to vie with the younger one for their mother's attention.
(165) Public attention was riveted on this topic on both sides on the Atlantic.
(166) The programme was intended to focus attention on global warming.
(167) Attention, please. These tickets are available on day of issue only.
(168) You could have improved your answers by closer attention to detail.
(169) He had always basked in his parents' attention, but now things were different.
(170) Captain Ramirez called them to attention and marched them off to the main camp.
(171) This latest protest has brought prison conditions to the forefront of public attention.
(172) If you want to hold someone's attention, look them directly in the eye but don't stare.
(173) Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.
(174) Let's confine our attention to the problem of illegal drugs.
(175) These teachers are keeping education in the foreground of public attention.
(176) She looked at him then turned her attention back to me.
More similar words: pay attention to, a bone of contention, mention, invention, prevention, convention, not to mention, conventional, intervention, identification, attend, attend to, attendance, potentially, attraction, orientation, presentation, concentration, implementation, representation, matter, latter, sentiment, battery, scatter, pattern, environmental protection, no matter, a matter of, as a matter of fact.