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fix attention

VERB

concentrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply establish fixate focus intensify put settle

STRONG

attend center contemplate examine hammer meditate muse need peruse ponder rivet ruminate scrutinize set study sweat weigh

WEAK

be engrossed in bring to bear brood over consider closely crack one's brains direct attention focus attention get on the beam give attention hammer away at head trip knuckle down occupy thoughts pour it on put mind to rack one's brains think hard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse unsettle

STRONG

disregard forget ignore neglect

WEAK

disperse scatter

Example Sentences

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In such a country men have glimpses of the rules of honor, but they have seldom time to fix attention upon them.

From Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Reeves, Henry

It was an evening that invited to repose and reverie: there were not even the usual fiery colors of the sunset to arouse and fix attention by their rapidly-changing and glowing hues.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 by Various

The italicised wit and glossy licentiousness of Yorick did not fix attention.

From A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett by Venable, William Henry

This may cause us, however, to fix attention, not upon the civil war, but upon the revolution of 1688.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

I know it amuses me, and it would doubtless amuse the public, to fix attention on this little affair of your own.

From Jewel Weed by Fisher, Harrison

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