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attention
English
Etymology
From Middle English attencioun, borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionis, from attendere, past participle attentus (“to attend, give heed to”); see attend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?n.??n/
Noun
attention (countable and uncountable, plural attentions)
- (uncountable) Mental focus.
- (countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, ch. 3,
- She attended her sickbed; her watchful attentions triumphed over the malignity of the distemper.
- 1910, Stephen Leacock, "How to Avoid Getting Married," in Literary Lapses,
- For some time past I have been the recipient of very marked attentions from a young lady.
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, ch. 3,
- (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.
- (uncountable, computing) A technique in neural networks that mimics cognitive attention, enhancing the important parts of the input data while giving less priority to the rest.
Synonyms
- (mental focus): heed, notice; see also Thesaurus:attention
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Interjection
attention
- (military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.
- A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.
Translations
Further reading
- attention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- attention in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Antonetti, tentation
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.t??.sj??/
Noun
attention f (uncountable)
- attention, (mental focus)
- vigilance
- attention (concern for or interest in)
- consideration, thoughtfulness
Derived terms
- faire attention
- prêter attention
Related terms
- attendre
- attentif
Interjection
attention !
- look out! watch out! careful!
Further reading
- “attention” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- tentation
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yoohoo
English
Pronunciation
Interjection
yoohoo
- Used to get attention.
Synonyms
- oi, yo; see also Thesaurus:hey
Translations
Verb
yoohoo (third-person singular simple present yoohoos, present participle yoohooing, simple past and past participle yoohooed)
- (intransitive) To give a cry of "yoohoo".
Translations
See also
- hey
- ahoy
- yahoo
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