■ noun
1》 the mental faculty of considering or taking notice.
↘notice taken.
2》 special care or consideration.
↘( ~s ) a person's behaviour to another as an indication of affection or sexual interest.
3》 Military a position assumed by a soldier, standing very straight with the feet together and the arms straight down the sides of the body.
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
ME: from L. attentio(n-) , from attendere (see attend ).