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- pronunciation:
ten
shn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the concentration of one's mind on something.
The movie held our attention for three hours.- synonyms:
- concentration, intentness
- similar words:
- care, consciousness
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| definition 2: |
notice or consideration.
The teacher could not get the children's attention.The problem finally came to the attention of the principal.- synonyms:
- awareness, consideration, notice
- antonyms:
- disregard
- similar words:
- care, heed, investigation, observation, thought
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| definition 3: |
(usually plural) acts of respect, care, or politeness.
We enjoyed the attentions of the waiter at the restaurant.- synonyms:
- regards
- antonyms:
- disregard
- similar words:
- affection, courting
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| definition 4: |
a way in which a person stands in the military, with the body straight, the legs and feet together, and the eyes looking forward.
The soldier stood at attention.
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| related words: |
emphasis, interest, mind, pain |
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The word attention
contains the following parts:
at-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
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The prefix at-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "t," such as "tract" and "ten, tin, tain." See ad-.
Example words:
tend, tent, tens
Latin
root
that means stretch
Example words:
attend, attendance, attention, contend, extend, extent, intend, intent, intention, tendency, tendon, tense, tension, tent
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
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The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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