noun
- The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others.
- synonyms: attending
- The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.
- usage: "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
- A general interest that leads people to want to know more.
- usage: "She was the center of attention"
- A courteous act indicating affection.
- usage: "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
- The faculty or power of mental concentration.
- usage: "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
- A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review.
- usage: "the troops stood at attention"
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