| 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 |
| attention | a courteous act indicating affection, she tried to win his heart with her many attentions |
| 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 |
| attention | the faculty or power of mental concentration, keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention |
attention
attending | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others |
| attention span | the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity |
attentiveness
heed
regard paying attention | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people), his attentiveness to her wishes, he spends without heed to the consequences |
center centre center of attention
centre of attention | the object upon which interest and attention focuses, his stories made him the center of the party |
| attention | a general interest that leads people to want to know more, She was the center of attention |
request petition
postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
request
asking | the verbal act of requesting |
wish
indirect request | an expression of some desire or inclination, I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave, his crying was an indirect request for attention |
attention deficit disorder
ADD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD
hyperkinetic syndrome
minimal brain dysfunction
minimal brain damage
MBD | a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders |
request bespeak
call for quest | express the need or desire for, ask for, She requested an extra bed in her room, She called for room service |
| request | ask (a person) to do something, She asked him to be here at noon, I requested that she type the entire manuscript |
| signalize signalise point out call attention | point out carefully and clearly |
| request d | inquire for (information), I requested information from the secretary |
attention-getting
catchy | likely to attract attention, a catchy title for a movie |
attention-getting
eye-catching | seizing the attention, eye-catching posters |
heedful
attentive thoughtful paying attention | taking heed, giving close and thoughtful attention, heedful of the warnings, so heedful a writer, heedful of what they were doing |
for the asking
on request | on the occasion of a request, advice was free for the asking |