Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - attention
Attention
attention
n. & int. --n. 1 the act or faculty of applying one's mind (give me your attention; attract his attention). 2 a consideration (give attention to the problem). b care (give special attention to your handwriting). 3 (in pl.) a ceremonious politeness (he paid his attentions to her). b wooing, courting (she was the subject of his attentions). 4 Mil. an erect attitude of readiness (stand at attention). --int. (in full stand at attention!) an order to assume an attitude of attention. Etymology: ME f. L attentio (as ATTEND, -ION)
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noun Etymology: Middle English attencioun, from Latin ~-, attentio, from attendere Date: 14th century 1. the act or state of attending especially through applying the mind to an object of sense or thought, a condition of readiness for such ~ involving especially a selective narrowing or focusing of consciousness and receptivity, observation, notice, 3. an act of civility or courtesy especially in courtship , sympathetic consideration of the needs and wants of others ; attentiveness, a position assumed by a soldier with heels together, body erect, arms at the sides, and eyes to the front, ~al adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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