ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

examine cursorily; glance at, glance upon, glance over; cast the eyes over, pass the
eyes over; run over, turn over the leaves, dip into, perstringe † ; skim &c (neglect) 460;
take a cursory view of.
examine, examine closely, examine intently; scan, scrutinize, consider; give one's
mind to, bend one's mind to; overhaul, revise, pore over; inspect, review, pass under
review; take stock of; fix the eye on, rivet attention on, fix attention on, devote the eye to,
fix the mind on, devote the thoughts to; hear out, think out; mind one's business.
revert to; watch &c (expect) 507, (take care of) 459; hearken to, listen to; prick up the
ears; have the eyes open, keep the eyes open; come to the point.
meet with attention; fall under one's notice, fall under one's observation; be under
consideration &c (topic) 454.
catch the eye, strike the eye; attract notice; catch the attention, awaken the attention,
wake the attention, invite the attention, solicit the attention, attract the attention, claim the
attention excite the attention, engage the attention, occupy the attention, strike the
attention, arrest the attention, fix the attention, engross the attention, absorb the attention,
rivet the attention, catch the mind, awaken the mind, wake the mind, invite the mind,
solicit the mind, attract the mind, claim the mind excite the mind, engage the mind,
occupy the mind, strike the mind, arrest the mind, fix the mind, engross the mind, absorb
the mind, rivet the mind, catch the thoughts, awaken the thoughts, wake the thoughts,
invite the thoughts, solicit the thoughts, attract the thoughts, claim the thoughts excite the
thoughts, engage the thoughts, occupy the thoughts, strike the thoughts, arrest the
thoughts, fix the thoughts, engross the thoughts, absorb the thoughts, rivet the thoughts;
be present to the mind, be uppermost in the mind.
bring under one's notice; point out, point to, point at, point the finger at; lay the finger
on, indigitate † , indicate; direct attention to, call attention to; show; put a mark upon &c
(sign) 550; call soldiers to 'attention'; bring forward &c (make manifest) 525.
Adj. attentive, mindful, observant, regardful; alive to, awake to; observing &c v.; alert,
open-eyed; intent on, taken up with, occupied with, engaged in; engrossed in, wrapped in,
absorbed, rapt, transfixed, riveted, mesmerized, hypnotized; glued to (the TV, the
window, a book); breathless; preoccupied &c (inattentive) 458; watchful &c (careful)
459; breathless, undistracted, upon the stretch; on the watch &c (expectant) 507.
steadfast.
[compelling attention] interesting, engrossing, mesmerizing, riveting.
Int. see!, look, look here, look you, look to it!, mark!, lo!, behold!, soho! † , hark, hark
ye!, mind!, halloo!, observe!, lo and behold!, attention!, nota bene [Lat.], N.B., note well;
I'd have you to know; notice!, O yes!, Oyez!, dekko! † , ecco! † , yoho!,
Phr. this is to give notice, these are to give notice; dictum sapienti sat est [Lat.], a word
to the wise is sufficient; finem respice [Lat.].
Attention! Now hear this! Oyez!; Achtung [G.]; vnimanie [Rus.]; chui [Jap.].
458. Inattention -- N. inattention, inconsideration; inconsiderateness &c adj.; oversight;
inadvertence, inadvertency, nonobservance, disregard.
supineness &c (inactivity) 683; etourderie [Fr.], want of thought; heedlessness &c
(neglect) 460; insouciance &c (indifference) 866.
abstraction; absence of mind, absorption of mind; preoccupation, distraction, reverie,
brown study, deep musing, fit of abstraction.