attentive
adjective (HELPING) /əˈten.tɪv/
/-t̬ɪv/ Definition
› If someone is attentive, they are very helpful and take care of you: He was very attentive to her when she was ill. A good teacher is always attentive to their students' needs.Kind and thoughtful attentively /-li/ adverb › The children sat listening attentively to the story.Cautious and vigilantPaying attention and being carefulKind and thoughtful attentiveness /-nəs/ noun [U] Kind and thoughtfulCautious and vigilantPaying attention and being careful
(Definition of attentive adjective (HELPING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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