Definition/Meaning of attention

• English - Noun: attention ( usually uncountable , plural attentions ) ( uncountable ) Mental focus . Please direct your attention to the following words . ( countable ) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something , especially romantic interest . 1818 , Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Frankenstein; or , the Modern Prometheus , ch . 3 , She attended her sickbed; her watchful…
• English - Interjection: attention ( military ) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position . Translations
• English - Etymology: From Middle English attencioun , from Latin attentio , from attendere , past participle attentus ( “ to attend , give heed to ” ); see attend .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /əˈtɛn.ʃən/
• English - External links: attention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913 attention in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911