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Attention Sb's Dikkat I Noun Sb/Sth Notice Sth

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Kind noun
Front attention 
IPA  /əˈtenʃn   / noun [uncountable]
Back dikkat, ilgi
dikkat etmek
Back 2

attention (noun)

 /əˈtenʃn   / noun [uncountable]
 
1 watching, listening to or thinking about sb/sth carefully
dikkat, ilgi
 I shouted in order to attract her attention.
 Shy people hate to be the centre of attention.
 to hold somebody's attention
 2 special care or action
bakım, ilgilenilme, ihtimam
 The hole in the roof needs urgent attention.
 to require medical attention
 3 a position in which a soldier stands up straight and still
 (askerlik) hazır ol
 to stand/come to attention
IDIOMS
catch sb's attention/eye
to make sb notice sth
dikkatini çekmek
 I tried to catch the waiter's eye so that I could get the bill.
draw (sb's) attention to sth
to make sb notice sth
dikkatini çekmek
 Can I draw your attention to point seven on the agenda?
 The article draws attention to the problem of homelessness.
get/have sb's undivided attention
to receive all sb's attention
tüm dikkati toplamak
get/have sb's undivided attention
to receive all sb's attention
tüm dikkati toplamak
give your undivided attention (to sb/sth)
to give all your attention to sb/sth
tüm dikkatini vermek
pay attention (to sb/sth)
to listen carefully to or to take notice of sb/sth
dikkat etmek
 

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