pay attention

pay at·ten·tion

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Definitions of pay attention words

transitive verb+noun pay attention be attentive 1
verbal expression pay attention take notice of 1
verbal expression pay attention concentrate on 1
verbal expression pay attention listen to sb 1
phrase pay attention If you pay attention to someone, you watch them, listen to them, or take notice of them. If you pay no attention to someone, you behave as if you are not aware of them or as if they are not important. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
eagle-eye — unusually sharp visual powers; keen ability to watch or observe.

be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
beat off — to drive back; repel
blink — When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.
break one's word — to fail to keep one's promise
brush off — If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.

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