pay attention

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

“I never got a diploma and maybe I didn’t pay attention in some of the classes, but I definitely paid attention to Darlene Love, and I paid attention to Brian Wilson,” Paley said in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times

"I have very eclectic taste, so sometimes people say, 'You really like that?' And I'm like, 'Yeah, I really like that. And if you pay attention, you might like it too.'"

From Salon

And I'm like, "Yeah, I really like that. And if you pay attention, you might like it too."

From Salon

"We didn’t have credentials to get on the field. But I said 'no-one is going to pay attention'. This was pre-9/11, security was much more lax than it is now."

From BBC

Herbicide applicators don't just need to pay attention to air temperature, however.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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