adj. 1 concentrating; paying attention. 2 assiduously polite. 3 heedful. attentively adv. attentiveness n.
[ ME f. F attentif -ive f. attente, OF atente, fem. past part. of atendre ATTEND ]
adj. 1 concentrating; paying attention. 2 assiduously polite. 3 heedful. attentively adv. attentiveness n.
[ ME f. F attentif -ive f. attente, OF atente, fem. past part. of atendre ATTEND ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012