draw your attention

Meaning

1. 1phrasefixed phraseformal

   To point something out to someone so that they notice it, especially in a polite or official way.

   Grammar: The word your changes with the person: draw his attention to the error, draw my attention to it.

   Patterns

   • draw your attention to something
   • draw someone's attention to something

   I would like to draw your attention to the new safety rules.

   Let me draw your attention to the last paragraph of the report.

   The teacher drew the class's attention to a spelling mistake on the board.

Common combinations

draw your attention to a problem

I am writing to draw your attention to a problem with my order.

would like to draw your attention

I would like to draw your attention to the attached invoice.

briefly draw your attention

May I briefly draw your attention to the schedule change?

draw attention to something

The article draws attention to rising rents.

Synonyms and how they differ

point out

Point out is more neutral and conversational, while draw your attention is formal and common in letters and meetings.

highlight

Highlight suggests stressing something as especially important, whereas draw your attention simply makes someone notice it.

bring to your notice

Bring to your notice is an older, more bureaucratic phrase often seen in official letters, and sounds stiffer than draw your attention.

Opposites

Word family

attention noun

the act of focusing on something

attentive adjective

paying careful notice

attentively adverb

in a careful, focused way

attract verb

to cause interest or notice

Commonly confused: draw your attention or pay attention?

Practice

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