inattentive - Longman Dictionary

inattentive ; inattentivein‧at‧ten‧tive /ˌɪnəˈtentɪv◂/ adjective ; ATTENTIONnot giving enough attention to someone or something OPP attentive accidents caused by ... inattentive Wordfamily (noun) attentionattendantattentiveness≠inattentiveness (adjective) attentive≠inattentive (verb) attend (adverb) attentively≠inattentivelyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishinattentivein‧at‧ten‧tive/ˌɪnəˈtentɪv◂/adjective    ATTENTIONnotgivingenoughattentiontosomeoneorsomethingOPPattentive  accidentscausedbyinattentiveorrecklessdrivers—inattentivelyadverb—inattentivenessnoun[uncountable]ExamplesfromtheCorpusinattentive•Thestorylinehastwistsandturnstochallengetheinattentive.•Rogerwashyperactiveandinattentiveasachild.•Thesometimesinattentiveaudienceonlybetrayedthefactthattheywereasmuchparticipantsinthetotalpopular-culturalspectacleastheperformers.•Ourseeminglymoreinattentivechildmaygetturnedonbysomethingotherthanconversationswithherparents.•Thatishowinattentivechildrenfeel.•Anotherhazardindealingwithinattentivechildrenistreatingtheminamechanicalandinflexiblemanner.•Itisunderstandable:thechildconsidershimselfsafeintheresidentialstreetandisinattentiveonthewaytoschool.•Inspiteoftheinattentiveserversandthebaddecor,it'swortheatingatLeon'sforthegreatcheapfood.•inattentivestudents•ThegovernmentisstillbeingaccusedofbeinginattentivetotheplightoftheHealthService. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Gas,coal,oil Conditionsofemployment Bombs&terrorism Linguistics Seealltopics Wordoftheday subscription anamountofmoneyyoupay,usuallyonceayear,toreceivecopiesofanewspaperormagazine,orreceiveaservice,ortheactofpayingmoneyforthis