pay attention

Idioms and Phrases

Heed, be attentive to, as in Now pay attention to these instructions . [Second half of 1700s]

Example Sentences

“Most voters in California do not pay attention to what’s going on in state politics,” DiCamillo said.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s unlikely that Trump will pay attention to the Pentagon’s operations against jihadists there or in the West African Sahel, unless there is a high-profile incident with American casualties.

From BBC

Jones told the summit: "The thing that really provoked me to say it's time to pay attention now is Tupac."

From BBC

We have to pay attention to not just the craft on the page, the notes on the bars, the steps in the studio, we have to become craftsman of business, of how money is wrenched from the world.

From Salon

For years, Rev. Dr. William Barber has implored both political parties to pay attention and engage the 87 million low-wealth and low, fully a third of the electorate.

From Salon

Related Words

• attend
• check out
• examine
• follow
• listen
• look
• observe
• regard
• scan
• scrutinize
• see
• stare
• view
• wait