{
    "term": "attention",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of listening to, looking at or thinking about something/somebody carefully; interest that people show in somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "attention (to something/somebody)",
            "labels": "(formal)(formal)(formal)(formal)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the report’s **attention to detail**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **turned his attention** back to the road again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His attention turned to other matters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Public attention is focused on the issue of plastic pollution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please **pay** close **attention** *(= listen carefully)* to what I am saying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't **pay any attention** to what they say *(= don't think that it is important)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She doesn't pay her critics much attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tried to **attract** the waiter's **attention**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The event has attracted a lot of **media attention**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition has received special attention from the media."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The problem has been getting little attention in the press."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tried not to **draw attention to** *(= make people notice)* the weak points in my argument."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An article in the newspaper **caught my attention**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I couldn't give the programme my **undivided attention**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As the youngest child, she was always **the centre of attention**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These issues should be **brought to the attention** of the public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It **has come to my attention** *(= I have been informed)* that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **called (their) attention** to the fact that many files were missing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I have your attention please?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Films with big stars always attract great attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He devoted all his attention to his mother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was convicted of driving without due care and attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt my attention wandering during the lecture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In this chapter we confine our attention to non-renewable energy sources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My boss was grateful that I had brought the matter to her attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please pay extra attention to what I'm about to tell you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Policy-makers paid scant attention to the wider issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was surrounded by reporters all vying for her attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company decided to refocus its attention back onto its traditional strengths and expertise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was something in the way he spoke that riveted her attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an interesting essay that repays close attention"
                },
                {
                    "text": "dozens of concerns jostling for your attention"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Attention has now shifted to the presidential elections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Media attention focused today on the prince's business affairs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The issue of climate change has received considerable attention in recent times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wherever he goes, he commands attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They listened with rapt attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is trying to divert attention away from the economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The focus of attention must now be how to improve the economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His music deserves more scholarly attention."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "rapt", "undivided"],
                "verb + attention": ["devote", "direct", "give (somebody/​something)"],
                "attention + verb": ["focus", "shift", "turn"],
                "attention + noun": ["span"],
                "preposition": ["for somebody’s attention"],
                "phrases": [
                    "attention to detail",
                    "care and attention",
                    "the centre/​center of attention"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "special care, action or treatment",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He received urgent **medical attention**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The roof needs attention *(= needs to be repaired)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**for the attention of…** *(= written on the envelope of an official letter to say who should deal with it)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was in need of medical attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His injuries required immediate attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's clear that a great deal of care and attention was put into the movie sets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lavishes attention on those silly little dogs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a matter requiring urgent attention"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["constant", "individual", "personal"],
                "verb + attention": ["devote", "give", "lavish"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "things that somebody does to try to please you or to show their interest in you",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She tried to escape the unwanted attentions of her former boyfriend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her primary aim was to avoid the attentions of the newspapers."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "rapt", "undivided"],
                "verb + attention": ["devote", "direct", "give (somebody/​something)"],
                "attention + verb": ["focus", "shift", "turn"],
                "attention + noun": ["span"],
                "preposition": ["for somebody’s attention"],
                "phrases": [
                    "attention to detail",
                    "care and attention",
                    "the centre/​center of attention"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the position soldiers take when they stand very straight with their feet together and their arms at their sides",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **stand at/to attention**"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈtenʃn/",
                "audio": "at/attention/attention__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈtenʃn/",
                "audio": "at/attention/attention__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin attentio(n-), from the verb attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’."
}