pay attention to

idiom

: to concentrate on
Pay (close/careful) attention to what she says.

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Just be sure to pay attention to what is and isn't working for you. Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2025 The same warning has also been issued for parts of Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, where residents are being urged to prepare and pay attention to updates. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 But the Juventus coach clearly does pay attention to what is said about him and his team. James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 After all, there’s a ton of harmful content on these sites, and young people don’t typically have the maturity to figure out what to pay attention to and what to scroll past. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay attention to

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“Pay attention to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20attention%20to. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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