English → Latin
“attentively” in Latin
attendōto pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards; to direct or turn towardintentusmindful, attentive (to the situation at hand); intent on (something) (having one's attention fixed on something); seriouperattentusvery attentivecontueorto look or gaze upon, behold, see, view, survey; to ponder, weigh, contemplate; to preserve (carefully), take care of, scōnspiciōto see, watch, observe, perceive, catch sight of, look at with admiration or close attention, gaze upon, contemplate, be
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attentively
attente: intente: very attentively, perattente. To look at attentively, acrius contueri, or only contueri, conspicere (Bremi ad Nep., Chabr., 1, 2): acri animo et intento intueri: very attentively, acerrime contemplari. To listen attentively, diligenter attendere, attente, or attento animo, or sedulo audire aliquem: praebere se alicui attentum auditorem; adesse animo (animis); erigere mentem (mentes) auresque, et aliquem dicentem attendere (of listening to an orator): anything, attente audire aliquid. He is not listening attentively, aures ejus peregrinantur: to follow anything attentively, animo sequi aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attentively?
- The usual Latin words for “attentively” are attendō, intentus, perattentus; also contueor, cōnspiciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.