Antonyms for pay attention

Grammar : Verb

Definition of pay attention

As in look out : verb be wary
As in mark : verb see, notice
As in mind : verb comply, obey
As in pursue : verb seek social alliance with
As in regard : verb look at; listen to
As in respect : verb admire; obey
As in watch : verb look at
As in hark : verb harken
As in heed : verb give care, thought to

Example sentences :

To only one word of this enthusiastic outburst did Orlando pay attention.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

She felt Tony pull at her skirts and say something, but was too busy to pay attention.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

I hope you pay attention to your studies also, and write often to your dear mother.
Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise

For they do not pay attention to the argument so much as to the character of the speaker.
Extract from : « Eryxias » by An Imitator of Plato

But you mustn't sit still and not pay attention when we talk for ever and ever so long.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"Sit down, then, and pay attention to what I shall say," said the Marchal.
Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever

We had been too absorbed in watching our fate to pay attention to each other.
Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad

You know how well enough, if you will pay attention to it, and not be fooling with her.
Extract from : « Little By Little » by William Taylor Adams

Poor little clowns who pay attention to what their hearts say!
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

We hear ourselves saying, “Look here, you pay attention to me.”
Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe

Synonyms for pay attention

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