pay attention

Definitions

1. 1

   To attend

   To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

   • Please pay attention to the danger signs.
   • I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.
   • Just south of Wamphray station they overtook the runaway. The dim figure of Mitchell could be seen sitting huddled behind the stormboard. They shouted and whistled. He paid no attention.

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• antonymignore
• antonymfail to notice