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beholding
English
Verb
beholding
- present participle of behold
Adjective
beholding (comparative more beholding, superlative most beholding)
- Obsolete form of beholden.
- 1612, Shakespeare, Henry VIII, V, 5
- I thank ye all. To you, my good lord mayor,
- And your good brethren, I am much beholding;
- I have received much honour by your presence,
- And ye shall find me thankful.
- 1556, Raphe Robynson (More's Utopia)
- I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father.
- So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children.
- 1612, Shakespeare, Henry VIII, V, 5
Noun
beholding (plural beholdings)
- The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
- a. 1847, Robert Traill, a sermon
- But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.
- a. 1847, Robert Traill, a sermon
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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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