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pays attention

pays attention is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pays attention

What is pays attention the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pays attention is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay attention.

Words near pays attention in the dictionary

  1. payrolls
  2. payrun
  3. payruns
  4. pays
  5. pays a visit
  6. pays attention
  7. pays back
  8. pays back in someone's own coin
  9. pays d'état
  10. Pays de la Loire
  11. pays dearly

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