verb
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to notice or perceive; to pay special attention to.
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to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses, by stimulating interest or by exciting admiration; to attract.
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(fig.) (a respectful term to say) 'please come' or 'please go'.
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to give kindly; to bestow upon.
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to request humbly; to beseech; to implore; to solicit.