pay attention

Idioms  

1. Heed, be attentive to, as in Now pay attention to these instructions. [Second half of 1700s]

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Example Sentences

“We think for our legacy business of oil and gas and cocoa and coffee and all kinds of basic commodities—even interest rates—that people are going to want to see: OK there’s something hot here, and I better pay attention to it.”

From Barron's

And that’s something people don’t really pay attention to, what’s lost in order to feel safe in another culture.

From Los Angeles Times

Other layoff warnings are easy to miss unless you pay attention and ask questions.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ll never forget the feeling of people stopping what they were doing to pay attention to what you were doing and immediately being amused by it and showing you their appreciation for that.

From Los Angeles Times

We have freedom in this country because of them, and somebody should pay attention to that.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• attend
• check out
• examine
• follow
• listen
• look
• observe
• regard
• scan
• scrutinize
• see
• stare
• view
• wait