paying attention Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
attentiveness; regard; heed.
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
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adjective taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
thoughtful; attentive; heedful.
- heedful of the warnings
- so heedful a writer
- heedful of what they were doing
