attention
attention - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈtɛn.ʃən/
Noun
attention (countable and uncountable, plural attentions)
- (uncountable) Mental focus.
- (countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
- (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.
- The company will now come to attention.
- (uncountable, machine learning) A technique in neural networks that mimics cognitive attention, enhancing the important parts of the input data while giving less priority to the rest.
Derived terms
- at attention
- attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- attention-grabbing
- attention-seeker
- attention-seeking
- attentional
- attention deficit disorder
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- attention getter
- attention line
- attention seeker
- attention span
- attention whore
- attract attention
- center of attention
- centre of attention
- draw attention
- pay attention
- self-attention
- stand at attention
- stand to attention
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Interjection
attention
- (military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.
- A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.
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attention - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
Noun
attention f (uncountable)
- attention (mental focus)
- vigilance
- Synonym: vigilance
- attention (concern for)
- attention (interest in)
- consideration, thoughtfulness
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Interjection
attention !