pay attention
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pay attention
verb pays attention · paying attention · paid attention
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To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
Please pay attention to the danger signs.
Similar: give heed, pay heed, mind, pick up what someone is putting down, take heed, tend, attend, clock, consider, heed, let in on, mark
Opposite: ignore, fail to notice
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verb
Opposite: ignore, fail to notice
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verb to be attentive
| Español | prestar/poner atención, estar pendiente/atento, asuntar, fijarse |
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| 한국어 | 주의를 기울이다 juui-reul giurida |
| 日本語 | 注意を払う chūi o harau |
| 中文 | 注意 zhùyì, 注重 zhùzhòng |
| हिन्दी | ध्यान देना dhyān denā |
| Português | prestar atenção |
| Français | prêter attention (à), faire attention, être attentif |
| Deutsch | beachten, achten, achtgeben, aufpassen, Aufmerksamkeit schenken |
| Italiano | prestare attenzione, fare attenzione, dare retta |
| Ελληνικά | προσέχω prosécho, δίνω σημασία díno simasía |
| Română | acorda atenție, fi atent la, da atenție |
| Русский | обраща́ть внима́ние obraščátʹ vnimánije, обрати́ть внима́ние obratítʹ vnimánije |
| Tiếng Việt | chú ý |
| العربية | أَعَارَ اِنْتِبَاه ʔaʕāra intibāh |
| עברית | הִקְשִׁיב hikshív |
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title = {pay attention},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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