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Word: Attentive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French attentif, -ive, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’ (see attend)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈtɛntɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
paying close attention to something
Short Definition:paying close attention to something
Examples:- never before had she had such an attentive audience
- they should be more attentive to the needs of customers
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