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他者の目など意識してはいけない

pay A B: AにBを払う

pay A B = pay B to A e.g. pay attention to what we're saying.

verb with object

pay attention to; take notice of:

｟かたく｠ 〈人が〉〈忠告･警告など〉に注意を払う, …に耳を傾けて従う, …を傾聴する.

e.g. he should have heeded the warnings.

careful attention:

(!成句で) pay heed to / give heed to A ＝ take heed of A: ｟かたく｠ A〈忠告･情報など〉に注意を払う, Aを真剣に受け止める.

e.g. if he heard, he paid no heed

e.g. we must take heed of the suggestions.

Old English hēdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoeden and German hüten.