Synonyms and antonyms of To pay attention in British Thesaurus

concentrate (verb)

to give all your attention to the thing you are doing

focus (verb)

to concentrate on something and pay particular attention to it

listen (verb)

to pay attention to what someone tells you and do what they suggest

turn to ()

to direct your attention, thoughts etc towards someone or something

pay attention ()

to listen to, watch, or consider something or someone very carefully

take notice ()

to pay attention to something

zero in on ()

to start to give all your attention to a particular person or thing

hone in on ()

to give all your attention to something

concern yourself ()

to pay attention to something because it is important or because it worries you

sit up and take notice ()

to start to pay attention

be wrapped up in something ()

to spend so much time doing something or thinking about it that you do not notice anything else

concentrate (verb)

to give most of your attention to one aim or activity

consider (verb)

to think about someone’s feelings or reactions

fasten on ()

if your attention fastens on someone or something, you start to pay close attention to them

follow (verb)

to be interested in the progress or development of someone or something

have/keep your ear to the ground ()

to pay attention to what is happening, so that you know about any changes in a situation

have one eye on ()

to keep looking at or paying attention to someone or something while you are doing something else

heed (verb)

formal to consider someone’s advice or warning and do what they suggest

home in on ()

to go straight to the most important part of a situation or the part of a situation that you are most interested in

keep (a) watch ()

to pay attention to a situation carefully so that you can deal with any changes or problems

keep a weather eye on ()

to pay careful attention to a situation or person because something bad may happen

latch onto ()

to immediately become very interested in something that you discover

look to ()

to direct your thoughts or attention to something

lose yourself in something ()

to be so interested in something that you do not notice what is happening around you

make a mental note ()

to make a particular effort to pay attention to something so that you will remember it later

pay heed to ()

to give careful attention to someone’s advice or warning

track (verb)

to follow the development or progress of something