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attentive

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at·ten·tive  (-tntv)
adj.
1. Giving care or attention; watchful: attentive to detail.
2. Marked by or offering devoted and assiduous attention to the pleasure or comfort of others. See Synonyms at thoughtful.
3. Expressing affectionate interest through close observation and gallant gestures: He played the attentive suitor, complete with roses and bonbons.

at·tentive·ly adv.
at·tentive·ness n.

attentive [əˈtɛntɪv]
adj
1. paying attention; listening carefully; observant
2. (postpositive; often foll by to) careful to fulfil the needs or wants (of); considerate (about) she was always attentive to his needs
attentively  adv
attentiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.attentive - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
concerned - feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child"
inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"
2.attentive - taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

attentive
adjective
1. intent, listening, concentrating, careful, alert, awake, mindful, watchful, observant, studious, on your toes, heedful, regardful I wish you would be more attentive to detail.
intent distracted, preoccupied, careless, dreamy, absent-minded, heedless, inattentive, unmindful, unheeding
Translations
attentive [əˈtentɪv] ADJ
1. (= alert) [audience, pupil] → atento
he isn't very attentive in classno está muy atento en la clase
to be attentive to sth/sbprestar atención a algo/algn
you have to be attentive to the customers' needstienes que estar pendiente de or prestar atención a las necesidades de los clientes
2. (= considerate, polite) → atento
to be attentive to sbser atento con algn
attentive [əˈtɛntɪv] adj
(= responsive) → attentif/ive
(= kind) → prévenant(e)
to be attentive to sb → être prévenant(e) envers qn
He is attentive to his wife → Il est prévenant envers sa femme.
attentive
adjaufmerksam; to be attentive to somebodysich jdm gegenüber aufmerksam verhalten; to be attentive to somethingeiner Sache (dat)Beachtung schenken; to be attentive to somebody’s needssich um jds Bedürfnisse kümmern
attentive [əˈtɛntɪv] adj (audience) → attento/a; (escort) → premuroso/a, sollecito/a
attentive [əˈtɛntɪv] adj (audience) → attento/a; (escort) → premuroso/a, sollecito/a


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Meantime, little Alice was already asleep; so Grandfather, being much pleased with such an attentive audience, began to talk about matters that happened long ago.
In the course of my journey from Churchhill I had ample leisure for reflection on the present state of our affairs, and every review has served to convince me that they require a delicacy and cautiousness of conduct to which we have hitherto been too little attentive.
I was very young, and perhaps she liked the idea of guiding my virgin steps on the hard road of letters; while for me it was pleasant to have someone I could go to with my small troubles, certain of an attentive ear and reasonable counsel.
 
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