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

With geopolitical tensions flaring in the Middle East over the weekend, investors may want to pay attention to markets closer to home.

From Barron's

Instead of focusing on finding the anomalies in the situation, I was able to actually pay attention to the history taking place.

From Literature

"We need to pay attention to climate change predictions and how we can mitigate these weather events through changing the way that we use the natural environment," he said.

From BBC

Most of all, you need to pay attention to your performance.

From MarketWatch

I pay attention to the neighborhoods, the energy, the people and their needs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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