attent

[uh-tent]

adjective Archaic.

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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

Related formsat·tent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for attent

Thus lord Aeneas with all attent retold alone the divine doom and the history of his goings.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
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
He was the first bitter Secessionist I had met, and I listened with attent ear to his complaints of northern aggression.
The Secret Service.|Albert D. Richardson
Our attent ion is then drawn to a large design representing the Terrestrial Paradise.
Chantilly in History and Art|Louise M. Richter

The end of it was, that father turned with mother, and had the Irish priest O'Shane to attent him afore he died.
The Cross and the Shamrock|Hugh Quigley

Word Origin and History for attent

attent

adj.

late 15c., "attentive," from Latin attentus, past participle of attendere (see attend). As a noun, "intention, aim" (early 13c.), from Old French atente "act of attending," from fem. of Latin attentus.