ENGLISH: attention - CREOLE: atansyon



Overview of noun attention



The noun attention has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)



1. (56) attention, attending -- (the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others)

2. (10) care, attention, aid, tending -- (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention")

3. (4) attention -- (a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention")

4. (4) attention -- (a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions")

5. (2) attention -- (the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention")

6. (1) attention -- (a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention")

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