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

The ripple effects are genuine and we can all feel them if we’re willing to pay attention.

From Salon

“Japan’s real policy interest rate was at the lowest level globally, and since foreign exchange market participants pay attention to real interest rate differentials, it was also necessary from a forward-looking perspective for the bank to adjust the significantly negative real policy interest rate relatively early,” the minutes quoted the member that proposed to raise rates to 1.0% at the meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The delayed increase in depression was unexpected and underscores the need to pay attention to warning signs of mental ill-health in fathers long after the birth of their child," says Donghao Lu, senior lecturer and associate professor at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and the paper's corresponding author.

From Science Daily

“The problem is that I pay attention to the money and read bills more than other people do,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Please pay attention to air raid sirens tonight," Zelensky said earlier in his video address to the nation on Monday.

From BBC

Related Words

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