PAY ATTENTION TO

Attention

Verb: be attentive; Adjective: attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate; (think of); look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.

Care

Verb: be careful; Adjective: reck; take care; (be cautious); pay attention to; take care of; look to, look after, see to, see after; keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on; chaperon, matronize, play gooseberry; keep watch, keep watch and ward; mount guard, set watch, watch; keep in sight, keep in view; mind, mind one's business.

Crosswords: PAY ATTENTION TO

Hey, now you pay attention to something here. (Roadracers; writing credit: Robert Rodriguez; Tommy Nix)

Is that why you pay attention to me? (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond)

Just because a guy wants to pay attention to me, does not mean he wants to see me naked! (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond)

Pay attention to the magistrate (I'm Alright; performing artist: Kenny Loggins)

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Books

• Pay Attention to the Children: Lessons for Teachers and Parents from Sylvia Ashton-Warner (reference)

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She seemed no longer to pay attention to anything around her.

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Health

The best thing you can do is to pay attention to your child. (references)

Caregivers should pay attention to proper nutrition so that the individual with HD takes in enough calories to maintain his or her body weight. (references)

Business

Foreign companies are encouraged to pay attention to recent controversy that has arisen between the central government and institutes. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

To succeed in the Ukrainian market, companies should pay attention to sales service and customer support. (references)

Romania

U.S. companies should pay attention to ameliorating these attitudes in their operations. (references)

Bulgaria

These companies have tried to influence the media to pay attention to international advertising norms and ethics. (references)

Worker Rights

Norway

Immigration and law enforcement authorities have begun to pay attention to the problem of trafficking. (references)

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Expressions using "PAY ATTENTION TO": To pay attention to ♦ you must pay attention to my advice. Additional references.

Afrikaans

oppas (advert, be careful, care for, pay, pay attention, take, take care, watch, watch out for), bekreun hom (care about, pay, take, take account of, take care of, take into account), ag slaan op (advert, pay, pay attention, watch, watch out for), aandag gee aan (pay, take, take account of, take into account). (various references)

Chinese 

理會 (take notice of), 注重 (emphasize). (various references)

Danish

tage hensyn til (account, consider, esteem, regard, take account of, take into account), forvente (abide, advert, await, expect, pay attention, wait, wait for, watch out for). (various references)

Dutch

passen op (advert, care for, pay attention, watch out for), rekening houden met (account, consider, esteem, regard, take account of, take into account), oppassen (advert, be careful, look after, nurse, pay attention, take care, watch out for), opletten (advert, pay attention, watch out for), letten op (advert, pay attention, watch out for), acht slaan op (advert, pay attention, watch out for), aandacht schenken aan (take account of, take into account). (various references)

Esperanto

dediĉi atenton al, atenti pri. (various references)

Faeroese

geva gætur (advert, pay attention, watch out for). (various references)

Finnish

ottaa varteen (consider, heed, take into consideration), ottaa huomioon (allow for, bear in mind, consider, make allowance for, take into consideration), kiinnittää huomiota johonkin (call attention to, give attention to, take notice of). (various references)

French

prêter attention � , prêter attention (pay attention), surveiller (pay attention), faire attention � . (various references)

Frisian

achtslaan op (take account of, take into account). (various references)

German

beachten (advert, comply with, follow, heed, mind, note, notice, observance, observe, pay attention, respect, take into account, take into consideration, to follow, to mind, to note, to notice, to pay attention, to respect, watch out for). (various references)

Greek 

δίνω σημασία. (various references)

Hungarian

udvarol (court, to beau, to fuss, to pay attention to a lady, to spark, to squire, to sweetheart, to woo, woo). (various references)

Icelandic

taka tillit til (account, consider, esteem, regard, take account of, take into account). (various references)

Indonesian

mengasi, mendengarkan (hark, hearken, heeg, listen to), gubris (heed). (various references)

Italian

attendere (advert, attend, await, expect, pay, pay attention, to expect, wait for, watch out for), aspettare (abide, advert, await, be looking forward, bide, expect, pay, pay attention, wait, wait for, watch out for). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

気に留める (to give heed to, to pay attention to, tomind), 気�'遣う (to pay attention to another's needs), 気�'つかう (to pay attention to another's needs), 心�'向ける (to give heed to, to pay attention to, to turn one's thoughts to), 念�'入れる (to pay attention to). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きにとめる (to give heed to, to pay attention to, tomind), ね�"�'いれる (to pay attention to), き�'つかう (to pay attention to another's needs), �"�"ろ�'むける (to give heed to, to pay attention to, to turn one's thoughts to). (various references)

Malay

menanti (advert, pay attention, watch out for). (various references)

Norwegian

ta hensyn til (account, consider, esteem, regard, take account of, take into account). (various references)

Pig Latin

aypay attentionay otay

Polish

zwracać uwagę, uważać. (various references)

Russian 

обращать внимание на (give an eye to, pay regard for, put their attention to, take notice of). (various references)

Scottish

beachdaich (mark). (various references)

Spanish

tener cuidado (advert, be careful, beware, care, look out, mind, pay attention, take care, watch, watch one's step, watch out, watch out for), atender a (administer to, advert, answer, cater for, look after, minister, operate, pay attention, see about, see to, service, take care of, treat, watch out for), atender (advert, attend, care, heed, listen, meet, nurse, pay attention, respond, serve, tend, watch out for). (various references)

Sranan

wakti (advert, guard, keep, look after, pay attention, watch out for, watch over). (various references)

Swedish

uppmärksamma (notice, observe), ta notis om, lystra till, beakta (advert, heed, observe, pay attention, pay regard to, watch out for). (various references)

Turkish

ilgilenmek (be hot for, be interested in, be into, care, concern oneself, deal, do, look after, nibble, nurse, see about, see after, see to, take care of, weigh in), dikkate almak (consider, consult, debate, deem, Mark, reckon among, reckon with, regard, take account of, take cognizance of, take into account, take notice), dikkat etmek (be careful, behold, give heed to, heed, keep an eye on, look out, look sharp, look to, make a point of, mind, note, notice, pay heed to, remark, take care, take care of, take heed, take heed of, ware, watch, watch one's step, watch out), aldirmak (advert, pay attention, watch out for), önemsemek (attach importance to, care, care about, have a high opinion of, heed, make much of, mind, notice, take heed of). (various references)

Ukrainian

звертати увагу на (call attention to, note). (various references)

consul, consulam, consulat, consulatur, consule, consulendum, consulens, consulere, consulerentque, consuleret, consuleretis, consulite, consultum, consuluerunt, consulueruntque, consuluisti, consuluit, consuluitque, curo, oboedire. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-4 letters: totipotent.

-5 letters: attention, panettoni.