attent
Americanadjective
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Etymology
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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The dinner was naturally a failure, and her elders noted how Gertrude struggled to keep up appearances, but with ear attent and eyes constantly turning towards the door.
From The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn
She was on the balcony, standing thoughtful and attent.
From Remember the Alamo by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
But she shall attent you to the hot water, to the bath.
From Stories in Light and Shadow by Bret Harte
She stood motionless a moment with ear attent, but she did not catch the sound of the bells of San Felipe, which she thought she had heard in her dreams.
From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Armando Palacio Vald?s
Then, looking up, have I seen in the sky a head amidst circling stars, of which the midmost and the brightest lent a ray sympathetic and attent.
From Villette by Charlotte Brontë
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