pay attention

Verb

Meaning

pay attention (third-person singular simple present pays attention, present participle paying attention, simple past and past participle paid attention)

(idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

Please pay attention to the danger signs.

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Thoughts are like airplanes flying in the air. If you ignore them, there is no problem. If you pay attention to them, you create an airport inside your head and permit them to land! Paisios of Mount Athos

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore. Edward de Bono

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are. José Ortega y Gasset

If you would be a good judge, pay attention to what everyone says. Mexican Proverb

You pay attention to your fek'lhr and I will pay attention to mine. Klingon Proverb

One should pay attention to an old man's words. One should submit oneself to his protection. Sumerian Proverb

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