attent
UK/əˈtɛnt/
attent adjective: attentive, heedful; intent.
Adjective
attent (comparative more attent, superlative most attent)
- Attentive, heedful; intent.
- Whylest thus he talkt, the knight with greedy eare / Hong still upon his melting mouth attent […].1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Let thine ears be attent unto the prayer.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 6:40
Noun
attent (uncountable)
- Attention.
- So being clad unto the fields he went
With the faire Pastorella every day,
And kept her sheepe with diligent attent1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- So being clad unto the fields he went
attent meaning in Bengali
attent in Bengali
- মনোযোগ, মনোযোগী, সতর্ক, নিবিষ্ট
Forms of attent
| comparative | more attent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most attent |
Origin of attent
From Latin attentus.
Words formed from attent
Words that rhyme with attent
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- repent
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- anent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- intent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- dement
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
- ent
Questions about attent
- What does attent mean?
- Attent means attentive, heedful; intent.
- What is attent in Bengali?
- Attent in Bengali is মনোযোগ, মনোযোগী, সতর্ক. See Attent meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is attent?
- Attent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce attent?
- Attent is pronounced /əˈtɛnt/ (UK).
Words near attent in the dictionary
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