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paying attention

paying attention is the present participle and gerund of pay attention.

Meaning of pay attention

Verb

pay attention (third-person singular simple present pays attention, present participle paying attention, simple past and past participle paid attention)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
    • Please pay attention to the danger signs.

Questions about paying attention

What is paying attention the present participle and gerund of?
Paying attention is the present participle and gerund of pay attention.

Words near paying attention in the dictionary

  1. paygrades
  2. payik
  3. payiks
  4. paying
  5. paying a visit
  6. paying attention
  7. paying back
  8. paying back in someone's own coin
  9. paying dearly
  10. paying dividends
  11. paying down

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