attending to
Giving attention toward
Attending to means giving attention or care to someone or something: She was attending to her duties diligently.
- listeningAttending to sound
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
- empathySharing another's emotions
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
tuning in · attunement · holding space · noticing · communicating · mindfulness · compassion · responsiveness · acknowledging · showing up · availability · engaging · supporting · concern · perception · observation · caregiving · proximity
attending toignoring
Deliberately not noticing
tuning out · disregarding · overlooking · zoning out · spacing out
attending toneglecting
Failing to attend to
abandoning · forsaking · shirking · letting slide · washing one's hands of
attending todismissing
Removing from position
brushing off · shrugging off · putting aside · setting aside · deprioritizing
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