ATTENTION
- position assumed by a soldier with heels together, body erect, arms at the sides, and eyes to the front often used as a command
- selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things [n ATTENTIONS] : ATTENTIVE [adj]
- the act or state of applying the mind to something
- condition of readiness for such attention involving especially a selective narrowing or focusing of consciousness and receptivity
- act of civility or courtesy especially in courtship she welcomed his attentions
- the act of attending [n -S]