Definitions
Focus of the mind on something.
Word origin
From Middle English attencioun, borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionis, from attendere, past participle attentus (“to attend, give heed to”); see attend. Equivalent to attend + -tion.
Used in a sentence
“Please direct your attention to the following words.”
“Lesper Killey was at her shoulder, jerking at the wash-faded denim of her jumper to get her attention.”
“She attended her sickbed; her watchful attentions triumphed over the malignity of the distemper.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“focused notice”9 letters
02“Notice or focus”9 letters
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