Attention

Definition

attention /ǝ'tenʃn/ n ၁။ [U] အာ႐ံုစိုက္ျခင္း။ သတိမူျခင္း။ an issue which has become the focus of media/ international attention ❍ the report's attention to detail ❍ Small children have a very short attention span. ❍ Please pay attention (ie listen carefully) (to what I am saying). ❍ She was trying to attract the waiter's attention. ❍ It has come/ been brought to my attention (ie I have been informed) that… ၂။ [U] အထူးဂ႐ုျပဳျခင္း၊ ေဆာင္ရြက္ျခင္း။ This letter is for the urgent/ personal attention of the manager. ❍ She is in need of medical attention. ❍ The roof needs attention (ie needs to be repaired). ၃။ [C usu pl] ( fml ) ေစတနာေရွ႕ထားေသာ အျပဳအမူ။ She was flattered by his many little attentions. ၄။ [U] သတိ အေနအထား။ come to/ stand at attention. Compare EASE ၃ interj ၁။ ေက်းဇူးျပဳ၍ နားဆင္ပါ။ Attention, please! The bus will leave in ten minutes. ❍ Attention all shipping… ၂။ (also infml shun /ʃʌn/) သတိအေနအထား ယူရန္ အမိန္႔။ သတိ။

Examples

1. The speaker was dull and their attention soon wandered.
2. May I please have your attention?
3. [turn your attention to something] : It’s time now to turn our attention to the committee’s recommendations.
4. [undivided/full attention] : Please give the demonstration your undivided attention.
5. [hold/keep your attention] : The conversation failed to hold my attention.
6. Recent violence has focused attention on the issue of racism.
7. He avoided publicity and disliked the attention his acting brought him.
8. [divert/distract attention from something] : They engineered a news story to divert attention from the scandal.
9. [catch someone’s attention] : What first caught my attention was his voice.
10. It had escaped my attention at the time.
11. [something comes to someone’s attention] : I followed up his request the moment it came to my attention.
12. [call/draw (someone’s) attention to something] : I have been asked to draw your attention to the following matters.
13. [bring something to someone’s attention] : A campaign to bring human rights abuses to the government’s attention
14. As the sixth of ten children
15. he never received much attention.
16. Your letter will receive immediate attention.
17. I was flattered by her kind attentions.
18. She had to deal with the unwelcome attentions of a drunk.
19. The event is designed to draw/call attention to hunger in poor countries.