Meaning of PAYING ATTENTION

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [adv]  in an attentive manner; "he listened attentively"
	Synonyms:		attentively, attentiveness, heed, regard, with attention
	Antonyms:		heedlessness, inattentiveness
	See Also:		advertence, advertency, attending, attention