attent

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/ əˈtɛnt /

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adjective Archaic.

attentive; intent.

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What does "dignity" mean?

showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

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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

How to use attent in a sentence

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