attentively

«attentively» in Mova's school dictionary: In a way that pays close attention, listening or watching… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (attentively); from the adjective attentive

meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that pays close attention, listening or watching carefully. tree →

2) In a caring, helpful way that notices what someone needs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school it describes good listening: «listen attentively», «read the question attentively». In stories it shows a character is focused or caring. Often after verbs like listen, watch, read, nod. In safety talk, watching a crossing or a teacher's instructions attentively keeps you safe.

examples

• The class listened attentively to the story. tree →
• Read each question attentively before you answer. tree →
• The dog watched attentively as I opened the fridge. tree →
• She nodded attentively while her friend explained the game. tree →
• The nurse cared for the patient attentively all night. tree →
• Watch attentively and copy each step of the experiment. tree →
• He sat attentively at the front, pencil ready. tree →
• ‘Oh, certainly,’ he replied, and began: ‘Now, listen attentively. tree →

note

Spelling: attent-ive-ly, double t. It tells how an action is done, so it goes with a verb. Not the same as «carefully» in every case: attentively is about attention, carefully is about avoiding mistakes or harm. Opposite: inattentively, carelessly.

In the corpora

• Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth.

Trees and pragmatics

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