attent
Americanadjective
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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
Example Sentences
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But she shall attent you to the hot water, to the bath.
From Stories in Light and Shadow by Harte, Bret
Mackay, meanwhile, to envy all attent, Untaught to spare, unable to relent, Walks in our town on needles and on pins, And in a mean, revengeful spirit—grins!
From Black Beetles in Amber by Bierce, Ambrose
While her body was sleeping in this sweet hallucination of the senses, her mind was attent with a marvellous activity.
From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
I wish these may please you, I shall be gratified if they do, pray write me, I will attent to all your Commands.
From Ten American Girls From History by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson
Men slept lightly at that time, with their senses attent to every sound of danger.
From Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men by Joblin, Maurice
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