🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

attentionné

Pronunciation / Transliteration: at-tɛn-sio-ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Considerate/kənˈsɪd.ər.ət/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a été très attentionné envers ses voisins."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Showing careful regard for the needs, feelings, or circumstances of others.

    "It was very considerate of you to keep the noise down while the baby was sleeping."
  2. 2

    Characterized by deliberate caution and thoughtfulness in one's actions.

    "She made a considerate decision after weighing all the possible consequences."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'consideratus', meaning circumspect or deliberate, which stems from the verb 'considerare' (to examine closely, literally 'to observe the stars'). In Late Middle English, the meaning shifted from being careful or thoughtful in action to showing kind regard for the feelings and needs of others.

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