Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Attent · At·tent · IPA /əˈtɛnt/ a. n. 01 a. Attentive; heedful. 1. Attentive; heedful.[Archaic] “Let thine ears be attent unto the prayer.” — 2 Chron. vi. 40. 02 n. Attention; heed. 1. Attention; heed.[Obs.]