attent

[ uh-tent ]

/ əˈtɛnt /

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adjective Archaic.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

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Origin of attent

1275–1325; Middle English <Latin attentus attentive (past participle of attendere), equivalent to atten(d)- (see attend) + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM attent

at·tent·ly, adverb

Words nearby attent

attendance centre, attendant, attendee, attending, attending physician, attent, attention, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention-getting, attention line

Example sentences from the Web for attent

There is no luck, for all practical purposes, to him who is not striving, and whose senses are not all eagerly attent.
How to Succeed|Orison Swett Marden
Our attent ion is then drawn to a large design representing the Terrestrial Paradise.
Chantilly in History and Art|Louise M. Richter
Thus lord Aeneas with all attent retold alone the divine doom and the history of his goings.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
Men slept lightly at that time, with their senses attent to every sound of danger.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin

And as thou walkest the street, keep thine eyes and thine ears open and attent, and learn ever what men say and think.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green

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