Phrase guide

pay attention

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

  • Please pay attention to the danger signs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

86 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gee aandag — to be attentive
  • Arabic: أَعَارَ اِنْتِبَاه (ʔaʕāra intibāh) — to be attentive
  • Armenian: ուշք դարձնել (uškʻ darjnel) — to be attentive
  • Armenian: ուշադրություն դարձնել (ušadrutʻyun darjnel) — to be attentive
  • Australian Kriol: teiknodis — to be attentive
  • Azerbaijani: fikir vermək — to be attentive
  • Azerbaijani: diqqət yetirmək — to be attentive
  • Azerbaijani: diqqətli olmaq — to be attentive
  • Bashkir: иғтибар итеү (iğtibar itew) — to be attentive
  • Belarusian: звярта́ць ува́гу (zvjartácʹ uváhu) — to be attentive
  • Bulgarian: насо́чвам внима́ние (nasóčvam vnimánie) — to be attentive
  • Catalan: prestar atenció — to be attentive
  • Chinese Cantonese: 注意 (zyu3 ji3) — to be attentive
  • Chinese Cantonese: 睬 (coi2) — to be attentive
  • Chinese Cantonese: 理 (lei5) — to be attentive
  • Chinese Cantonese: 理睬 (lei5 coi2) — to be attentive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 注意 (zhùyì) — to be attentive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 注重 (zhùzhòng) — to be attentive
  • Czech: dávat pozor — to be attentive
  • Czech: věnovat pozornost — to be attentive
  • Dutch: opletten — to be attentive
  • Esperanto: atenti — to be attentive
  • Farefare: guuse — to be attentive
  • Finnish: huomioida — to be attentive
  • Finnish: kiinnittää huomiota — to be attentive
  • French: prêter attention (à) — to be attentive
  • French: faire attention — to be attentive
  • French: être attentif — to be attentive
  • Galician: prestar atención — to be attentive
  • Galician: facer atención — to be attentive
  • German: beachten — to be attentive
  • German: achten — to be attentive
  • German: achtgeben — to be attentive
  • German: aufpassen — to be attentive
  • German: Aufmerksamkeit schenken — to be attentive
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 (mundōn) — to be attentive
  • Greek: προσέχω (prosécho) — to be attentive
  • Greek: δίνω σημασία (díno simasía) — to be attentive
  • Hebrew: הִקְשִׁיב (hikshív) — to be attentive
  • Hindi: ध्यान देना (dhyān denā) — to be attentive
  • Hungarian: figyel — to be attentive
  • Ido: atencar — to be attentive
  • Irish: tabhair aird — to be attentive
  • Italian: prestare attenzione — to be attentive
  • Italian: fare attenzione — to be attentive
  • Italian: dare retta — to be attentive
  • Japanese: 注意を払う (chūi o harau) — to be attentive
  • Khmer: យកចិត្តទុកដាក់ (yɔɔk cət tuk dak) — to be attentive
  • Korean: 주의를 기울이다 (juui-reul giurida) — to be attentive
  • Northern Kurdish: bo xwe kirin xem — to be attentive
  • Ladino: azer atansyon — to be attentive
  • Ladino: azer dikat — to be attentive
  • Latin: animadverto — to be attentive
  • Latin: aspecto — to be attentive
  • Latin: attendō — to be attentive
  • Latin: audio — to be attentive
  • Macedonian: обраќа внимание (obraḱa vnimanie) — to be attentive
  • Māori: matenui — to be attentive
  • Māori: mātorotoro — to be attentive
  • Māori: whakapaepae — to be attentive
  • Norwegian Bokmål: følge med — to be attentive
  • Polish: zwracać uwagę — to be attentive
  • Polish: zwrócić uwagę — to be attentive
  • Portuguese: prestar atenção — to be attentive
  • Romagnol: abadêr — to be attentive
  • Romanian: acorda atenție — to be attentive
  • Romanian: fi atent la — to be attentive
  • Romanian: da atenție — to be attentive
  • Russian: обраща́ть внима́ние (obraščátʹ vnimánije) — to be attentive
  • Russian: обрати́ть внима́ние (obratítʹ vnimánije) — to be attentive
  • Slovak: dávať pozor — to be attentive
  • Slovak: venovať pozornosť — to be attentive
  • Spanish: prestar atención — to be attentive
  • Spanish: poner atención — to be attentive
  • Spanish: tomar en cuenta — to be attentive
  • Spanish: estar pendiente — to be attentive
  • Spanish: estar atento — to be attentive
  • Spanish: atender — to be attentive
  • Spanish: asuntar — to be attentive
  • Spanish: escuchar — to be attentive
  • Spanish: fijarse — to be attentive
  • Tamil: கவனி (kavaṉi) — to be attentive
  • Thai: ระวัง (rá-wang) — to be attentive
  • Turkish: dikkatini vermek — to be attentive
  • Ukrainian: зверта́ти ува́гу (zvertáty uváhu) — to be attentive
  • Vietnamese: chú ý — to be attentive