attention

Noun

• a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
  • the troops stood at attention
    

• the faculty or power of mental concentration
  • keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention
    

• a courteous act indicating affection
  • she tried to win his heart with her many attentions
    

• a general interest that leads people to want to know more
  • She was the center of attention
    

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  • no medical care was required
    
  • the old car needs constant attention
    

• the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  care , aid , tending , attending