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prêter attention — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heed verb To pay close attention to advice or a warning and take it seriously.
  • ignore verb To deliberately pay no attention to someone or something.

Senses

prêter attention is used for these senses in English:

  • heed (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  • ignore To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
  • pay attention (idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

heed — full definition

  1. verb To pay close attention to advice or a warning and take it seriously.
  2. noun Careful attention paid to something.

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