faire attention — meaning in English

English meaning

• beware verb To be cautious or watchful, often about a specific danger.
• check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
• watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

faire attention is used for these senses in English:

• beware (defective, ambitransitive) To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).
• check (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
• pay attention (idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
• take care (intransitive) To be cautious, careful or prudent.
• watch (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
• watch (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
• watch one's step (idiomatic) To be cautious.
• watch out (idiomatic) To be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.

check — full definition

1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
5. verb To examine or verify something.

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