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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
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 2. considerate, kind, civil, devoted, helpful, obliging, accommodating, polite, thoughtful, gracious, conscientious, respectful, courteous, gallant At parties he is always attentive to his wife. considerate negligent, thoughtless, neglectful, remiss Translations attentive [əˈtentɪv] ADJ 1. (= alert) [audience, pupil] → atento he isn't very attentive in class → no está muy atento en la clase to be attentive to sth/sb → prestar atención a algo/algn you have to be attentive to the customers' needs → tienes que estar pendiente de or prestar atención a las necesidades de los clientes attentive adj → aufmerksam; to be attentive to somebody → sich jdm gegenüber aufmerksam verhalten; to be attentive to something → einer Sache (dat) → Beachtung schenken; to be attentive to somebody’s needs → sich 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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