What is another way to say pay attention?

What is another word for pay attention?

What does put attention mean?

1 concentrated direction of the mind, esp. to a problem or task. 2 consideration, notice, or observation. a new matter has come to our attention. 3 detailed care or special treatment.

What is the difference between pay attention and give attention?

As far as I can tell, pay is used when there is no possessive adjective (e.g. my, his, etc) before the attention: I didn’t pay him much attention. Give is used when there is such an adjective: All of us were supposed to give Chris our undivided attention.

How do you say pay attention politely?

To pay attention – thesaurus

1. concentrate. verb. to give all your attention to the thing you are doing.
2. focus. verb. to concentrate on something and pay particular attention to it.
3. listen. verb.
4. turn to. phrasal verb.
5. pay attention. phrase.
6. take notice. phrase.
7. zero in on. phrasal verb.
8. hone in on. phrasal verb.

How do you use pay attention in a sentence?

Pay-attention sentence example. Obviously, she doesn’t think ill of you so don’t pay attention to what Ronnie said. He was probably too busy with school to pay attention to politics. They were too busy arguing to pay attention but Dean shielded Martha and hurried the group back to the rear quarters.

When you want someone’s attention you should say?

Expressions used for telling someone to pay attention – thesaurus

• right. interjection. used for making someone pay attention before you say something.
• now then. phrase.
• hello. interjection.
• all right. interjection.
• see? phrase.
• here. adverb.
• listen up. phrasal verb.
• hey. interjection.

How do you use pay attention?

2) Please pay attention to what I am saying. 3) Pay attention to the road signs. 4) The teacher told the student to pay attention to his spelling. 5) I didn’t pay attention to what she was saying.

Is pay attention correct?

In transitive use you pay attention to something. However there is also the intransitive use: “Pay attention!” “Attention should be paid that this is a one-way street”.

Why we say pay attention?

If this were a “modern” phrase, you could (perhaps) justify it based on psychological science, related to the usage of energy by brain activity, including putting attention into something. As such “pay attention” could have emerged as “pay the cost of some mental energy into giving attention to something”.

Is it rude to say pay attention?

It’s fine on its own, but so much depends on the tone and the demeanour of the person saying it. There are of course alternative ways of saying it. ‘Pay attention’ is often associated with teacher or parent talk, so I might say ‘do keep an eye on the departure screen’.

Is Pay attention an idiom?

To be attentive to, become aware of, or be responsive (to someone or something). My father never paid attention to the financial burden his gambling was creating until it was too late. You need to start paying attention to your kids, or you won’t have a relationship with them when they’re grown up.

What is the best way to get someone’s attention?

We’ve summarized the seven triggers you can use to grab anyone’s attention.

1. Automaticity: Activate the senses.
2. Framing: Contextualize your argument to appeal to your audience.
3. Disruption: Break expectations.
4. Reward: Create desire.
5. Reputation: Establish credibility.
6. Mystery: Leave things incomplete.