attention

«attention» in Mova's judaism dictionary: when you listen, watch or think carefully about something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (attention — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Attention is when you listen, watch or think carefully about something. tree →

2) Attention can mean interest or notice that people give you. tree →

3) Attention can mean care given to something, like medical attention. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school «pay attention» means listen and look carefully; teachers say «Attention, please!» to get everyone to listen. In safety, paying attention near roads, water and machines prevents accidents; a phone can take your attention away. «Medical attention» means a doctor's care. In everyday life some people do things to get attention, and «attention span» is how long you can focus. In the army, «Attention!» means stand straight.

examples

• Attention must be called to the essential peculiarity of Hebrew doctrines, the inextricable and necessary associa- (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• But I wish to call attention to a few points which may suggest a solution or at least guide further investigation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the Law. (Writings NEH.8.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Please pay attention to the instructions. tree →
• Can I have your attention, please? tree →
• The baby wanted attention and started crying. tree →
• Pay attention when you cross the road. tree →
• The cut needs medical attention. tree →
• His painting got a lot of attention. tree →
• She tried to attract the waiter's attention. tree →
• Read the question with attention to every number. tree →
• Whenever we appear we excite great attention. tree →

note

Uncountable: «attention», not «an attention». Common verbs: pay attention (to), get/attract/draw attention, catch someone's attention. Say «pay attention to», not «pay attention on». Adjective «attentive» = paying attention. In maths word problems, paying attention to small words like «each» and «left» changes the answer.

In the corpora

• Families make phone rules so meals are for talking, and adults find them hard to keep because phones are built to grab attention.
• Scary predictions online are usually nonsense meant to get attention.
• Focused practice means practising with full attention on one goal; watching the clock while repeating easy parts changes very little.
• If sitting brings a treat, the dog sits more; if jumping up brings attention, it jumps more.
• A headline is the title of a news story; it is short, bold and grabs attention.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «attention» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.