attent

[ uh-tent ]

/ əˈtɛnt /

adjective Archaic.

attentive; intent.

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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 allowance, attendance centre, attendant, attendee, attending, attent, attention, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention line, attention span

Example sentences 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

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