Applying care, solicitous attention, or pains to what one has to do; heedful, painstaking, attentive to one's work; circumspect, watchful, cautious.

Careful, heedful.

In attributive use: †(in early use) possessing a good memory (obsolete); full of care; heedful, thoughtful; full of memories.

= attentive, adj.

Having the mind, thought, etc., focused on or closely engaged with what one is doing; attentive, alert, aware (opposed to absent, adj. 4); prompt to…

Turning the attention, giving earnest heed; watchful, observant, attentive. Obsolete.

Ready to give attention; attentive.

Thoughtful, attentive, careful. Obsolete.

Heedful, attentive, intent. Obsolete.

Close to a goal, target, or object, or a perceived model, etc. Cf. near go n. near miss n. at compounds 1.

Of a person: attentive, heedful, careful, considerate; having regard to something. Also with of, and with clause as complement. Obsolete.

Full of heed; careful, attentive, watchful, mindful.

Heedful, attentive, careful, cautious.

Listening attentively; attentive, alert.

Giving attention, attentive.

Steadily applying one's mind, observant faculties, or energies; giving or evincing careful consideration; intent, heedful, observant.

Apt to attend, attentive.

Of, relating to, consisting of, or based on observation; given to observation, observant, attentive, heedful.

Not preoccupied (in various senses). Originally: not prejudiced; unbiased. Later also: not mentally preoccupied; undistracted.

Attentive, heedful. Often with to. Now rare.

Having presence of mind; attentive to the matter in hand, alert; = present, adj. 4. Obsolete.

Given to inspection; watchful; attentive.

Attent, watchful; intent.

Full of attention, attentive.