the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Attentive; heedful.
n. Attention; heed.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To attempt. Quarles.
Attentive; intent: as, “an attent ear,”
n. [⟨ ME. attente, atente, ⟨ OF. atente, mod. F. attente = Pr. atenta, prop. pp., ⟨ L. attenta, fem. of attentus, pp. of attendere: see attend.] Attention.
Word Usage
"For three weeks, the 65-team, single elimination men's college basketball tournament captures the nation's attent ..."