paying attention

A form of pay attention — To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

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heedfulattentivethoughtfulattentivenessheedregard
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pay attention

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetaking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

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heedfulattentivethoughtful

nounpaying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

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attentivenessheedregard
Broader
attentionattending
Also see
attentiveattentivenessheedheedfulregardthoughtful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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