Attentive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(often followed by `to') giving care or attention

taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɹɪkˈɑːɡɹəfɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtˈɛntɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtˈɛntɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɹɪkˈɑːɡɹəfɚ/.

Examples

attentive to details
the nurse was attentive to her patient
an attentive suitor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heedful paying attention thoughtful

Antonyms

inattentive heedless

Parts of Speech

adjective	(often followed by `to') giving care or attention “attentive to details”
adjective	taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention “heedful of the warnings”

Word Forms

attend	verb	give heed (to)
attentiveness	noun	paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
heedfulness	noun	the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
thoughtfulness	noun	the trait of thinking carefully before acting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufmerksam

(oft gefolgt von „to“) Fürsorge oder Aufmerksamkeit schenken

🇫🇷French

attentif

(souvent suivi de « à ») donner des soins ou de l'attention

🇪🇸Spanish

atento

(a menudo seguido de "to") dar cuidado o atención

🇮🇹Italian

attento

(spesso seguito da "a") prestare cura o attenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

aandachtig

(vaak gevolgd door ‘naar’) zorg of aandacht geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

atento

(muitas vezes seguido por `to') dando cuidado ou atenção

🇷🇺Russian

внимательный

(часто сопровождается словом «to»), проявляя заботу или внимание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सचेत

(अक्सर 'को' के बाद) देखभाल या ध्यान देना

🇧🇩Bengali

মনোযোগী

(প্রায়শই 'to' দ্বারা অনুসরণ করা) যত্ন বা মনোযোগ দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனத்துடன்

(பெரும்பாலும் `to' தொடர்ந்து) கவனிப்பு அல்லது கவனம் செலுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రద్ధగల

(తరచుగా `to' తర్వాత) సంరక్షణ లేదా శ్రద్ధ ఇవ్వడం

🇮🇳Marathi

लक्ष देणारा

(अनेकदा 'ते' नंतर) काळजी किंवा लक्ष देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સચેત

(ઘણીવાર 'to' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) કાળજી અથવા ધ્યાન આપવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಮನ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ `ಟು' ಅನುಸರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ) ಕಾಳಜಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮನವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ള

(പലപ്പോഴും `ടു' എന്നതിന് പിന്നാലെ) പരിചരണമോ ശ്രദ്ധയോ നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

(ਅਕਸਰ 'ਤੋਂ' ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ) ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

توجہ دینے والا

(اکثر 'to' کے بعد) دیکھ بھال یا توجہ دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细心

（通常后跟“to”）给予照顾或关注

🇯🇵Japanese

気配りのある

(多くの場合、その後に「to」が続きます) 気遣いや注意を与えること

🇰🇷Korean

친절한

(종종 'to'가 뒤따름) 보살핌이나 관심을 주기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chú ý

(thường theo sau là `to') chăm sóc hoặc quan tâm

🇹🇭Thai

เอาใจใส่

(มักตามด้วย `to') ให้การดูแลเอาใจใส่

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuh perhatian

(sering diikuti dengan `to') memberikan perhatian atau perhatian

🇵🇭Filipino

matulungin

(kadalasang sinusundan ng `to') pagbibigay ng pangangalaga o atensyon

🇲🇾Malay

penuh perhatian

(sering diikuti dengan `ke') memberi penjagaan atau perhatian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتبه

(غالبًا ما يتبعها "إلى") تقديم الرعاية أو الاهتمام

🇮🇷Persian

توجه

(اغلب با "به" دنبال می شود) مراقبت یا توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

özenli

(genellikle arkasından `to' gelir) özen göstermek veya ilgi göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַשׁוּב

(לעתים קרובות אחריו 'to') מתן טיפול או תשומת לב

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The primary meaning of 'attentive' is '(often followed by `to') giving care or attention'.

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Using 'attentive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'attentive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'attentive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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