Attention and Reading

Attention

Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

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Reading and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reading" instead a noun "Attention".

Nearby Words: attentive, attentively

Reading noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Attention and reading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attention" instead a noun "Reading".

Nearby Words: read, reader, readable, readout, readability

close	close attention	close reading
good	good attention	good reading
high	high attention	high reading
full	full attention	full reading
Other adjectives: similar, short, public, positive, obvious, heavy, actual, constant, great, little, bad, excessive, strict, careful, further, selective, closer.

As a strange inversion it seems that he might have been better off paying attention to his surroundings instead of reading the news

Source: Ignored Vital News Reports
Most of the time, the understanding of the Prophet and his life is not given careful reading nor do they pay attention and refer to Islamic depictions in the past.

Source: Analysis / The Prophet Muhammad
And no-one outside the brigade pays much attention to Yuki, just sitting in a corner reading.

Source: Obfuscating Stupidity / Anime and Manga

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