Frequency rank: 18,631. – 18,701.
- to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Ichidan verb
Forms
- 目を留める【めをとめる】Frequency rank: 18,631. – 18,701.
- 目を止める【めをとめる】Frequency rank: 26,828. – 26,999.
- 目をとめる【めをとめる】
- めをとめる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
This phrase is used to indicate the act of noticing something or showing attention to it, often something that stands out or is significant.
I took notice of his words.
I couldn't help but pay attention to that advertisement.
Generated collocations (experimental)
めをとめる目を留めるto take notice (of); to pay attention (to)かのじょ彼女のことば言葉にめをとめる目を留めるto take notice of her wordsじゅうよう重要なてん点にめをとめる目を留めるto pay attention to important pointsさいしょ最初のいんしょう印象にめをとめる目を留めるto take notice of the first impressionあたらしい新しいじょうほう情報にめをとめる目を留めるto pay attention to new informationめをとめる目を留めるじかんをつくる時間を作るto make time to take noticeきょうみふかい興味深いことがら事柄にめをとめる目を留めるto take notice of interesting mattersにゅうすニュースにめをとめる目を留めるto pay attention to the newsこまかい細かいちがい違いにめをとめる目を留めるto take notice of subtle differencesかれ彼のこうどう行動にめをとめる目を留めるto take notice of his behavior
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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