(to+attract+attention)

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• attract attention — draw attention, become noticed, become observed …   English contemporary dictionary

• tending to attract attention — index conspicuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• attention — noun 1 WATCHING/LISTENING CAREFULLY a) pay attention to carefully listen to or watch something that is happening, or to be careful about what you are doing: The teacher got angry with me when I didn t pay attention. (+ to): The TV was on but Di… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• attention — attentional, adj. n. /euh ten sheuhn/; interj. /euh ten shun /, n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by directing the mind to an object. 2. Psychol. a. a concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp. one preferentially… …   Universalium

• attention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Direction of the mind toward Nouns 1. attention, mindfulness, intentness, attentiveness, thought, thoughtfulness, advertence, attention to detail, care, special consideration; observance, observation,… …   English dictionary for students

• attract — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere, from ad + trahere to pull, draw Date: 15th century transitive verb to cause to approach or adhere: as a. to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself < a magnet… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• attract — at|tract W2S2 [əˈtrækt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of attrahere, from ad to + trahere to pull ] 1.) to make someone interested in something, or make them want to take part in something attract sb to sth ▪ What… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• attention-getting — adjective 1. seizing the attention eye catching posters • Syn: ↑eye catching • Similar to: ↑conspicuous 2. likely to attract attention a catchy title for a movie • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• attract — attractable, adj. attractableness, n. attractingly, adv. attractor, attracter, n. /euh trakt /, v.t. 1. to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel): The gravitational force of the …   Universalium

• attract — at•tract [[t]əˈtrækt[/t]] v. t. 1) phs to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel): The gravitational force of the earth attracts smaller bodies to it[/ex] 2) to draw by appealing …   From formal English to slang

• attract — /əˈtrækt / (say uh trakt) verb (t) 1. to act upon by a physical force causing or tending to cause approach or union (opposed to repel). 2. to draw by other than physical influence; invite or allure; win: to attract attention; to attract admirers …