pay attention to

idiom

: to concentrate on
Pay (close/careful) attention to what she says.

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Start slow, experiment with different products, and pay attention to how your body reacts. Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025 Not because Stanford students flying to North Carolina to play Duke are destroying the planet, but because people pay attention to sports. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 The experts warned coffee drinkers to pay attention to consumption levels, noting that the FDA considers under 400 mg of caffeine a day to be safe. Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025 But Bienvenu is determined to pay attention to service as well as the menu, something for which Joe’s Stone Crab has been known for decades. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pay attention to 

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“Pay attention to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20attention%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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