definition of
paying attention

[1] #1 paying attention n. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences". wn

[2] #2 paying attention a. taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing". wn