Used in a Sentence

attentively

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for attentively.

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Fingers frosted synthetic white[...] >Green waddled to the door, his two Chihuahuas, Max and Sammy, following attentively.

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Quick take

In an attentive manner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of attentively gathered in one view.

adverb

In an attentive manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for attentively.

Example sentences

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Fingers frosted synthetic white[...] >Green waddled to the door, his two Chihuahuas, Max and Sammy, following attentively.

2

It's a diversification that also gives us a nice cross section of visitors to listen to attentively.

3

History lesson; humans needed to adapt their brains to be able to read attentively for longer periods of time.

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Being able to listen attentively is a valuable skill upon which other skills can be built.

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It's really not hard to learn how to talk like someone if you listen attentively.

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Time spent reading the article (attentively, or at all) detracts from potential arguing time.

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I believe that you can learn more by listening deeply and attentively to people than by ignoring them.

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I think almost anyone's email box, if studied attentively, might lead to embarrassing or even illegal revelations.

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Read it attentively and only activate a handful of servers from the list.

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The emperor looked attentively at the boys while passing near them without stopping.

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You haven't read my comment attentively - Lisp is not my ad hoc definition of functional programming, and nothing in my words indicates that.

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The banker I was talking to listened attentively and then asked for clarification: exactly how much money was I talking?

Quote examples

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But senior White House officials say the meetings were stopped whenever the president or vice president left, and one of these officials remembers Gore "attentively listening."

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I found that asking about someone's day and listening attentively for a few minutes is more likely to get them to help you accomplish big things, than telling people their ideas are "shit" and that they should listen to your brilliant idea:) Just my 2c.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use attentively in a sentence?

Fingers frosted synthetic white[...] >Green waddled to the door, his two Chihuahuas, Max and Sammy, following attentively.

What does attentively mean?

In an attentive manner.

What part of speech is attentively?

attentively is commonly used as adverb.