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attentive
Adjective
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If a person or animal is attentive, it is trying hard to notice things.
An attentive audience, both young and old, was listening for any change.
Our server was attentive but not very knowledgeable about the food.
He was especially attentive toward his wife, and didn't want to leave her side for long.
phase
Noun
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A phase is stage in a process.
We will look at very basic ideas during the first phase of training.
As the war enters its final phase, the role of the UN will probably become more important.
Teenagers often go through a phase of being attracted to someone of the same sex.
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If things are in phase, they are working, moving, or changing together.
phase
Verb
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If you phase something in, you introduce it step by step.
Over the next few years, all farm support was slowly phased out.