jds. Aufmerksamkeit erregen

to attract someone's attention

Türkçe: birinin dikkatini çekmek

Noun

Aufmerksamkeit f.

Verb

erregen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Schüler erregt mit seiner Frage die Aufmerksamkeit der ganzen Klasse.

How it is used

Means 'to attract someone's attention' — actively making someone notice you. Neutral register. Use at a conference when you wave to get a speaker's notice. Common mistake: confusing with 'Aufmerksamkeit schenken' (to pay attention).

Other verbs that go with Aufmerksamkeit

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. Aufmerksamkeit schenken / zollento pay attention to someone

All collocations with Aufmerksamkeit

Other collocations built on erregen

• Abscheu erregento arouse disgust
• jds. Ärger erregento provoke someone's anger
• Anstoß erregento cause offense
• den Argwohn erregento arouse suspicion
• Aufsehen erregento cause a stir
• Besorgnis erregento cause concern/raise worry
• jds. Bewunderung erregento arouse admiration
• jds. Ehrfurcht erregento arouse awe/respect