attention
/əˈten·ʃən/ n [U] (NOTICE)Definition
› the act of directing the mind to listen, see, or understand; notice: In order to learn anything, you have to pay attention. It’s hard to command the attention of 23 eight-year-olds. Let me finish this, then I’ll give you my undivided attention.
(Definition of attention n (NOTICE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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