attention to/for

[bridge78]

I know the prases "give/pay attention to something".

Is it also OK to say:

"You have attention for" / "attention for"? Or can't you use to have as a verb and for as a preposition here?

 

[probus]

You can't.

 

[bridge78]

You can't use the verb to have or you can't say attention for?

 

[Esredux]

I know the prases "give/pay attention to something".

Is it also OK to say:

"You have attention for" / "attention for"? Or can't you use to have as a verb and for as a preposition here?

Why do you need to change the phrase you know? What idea are you trying to express? "Give/pay" and "have" no matter what have different meanings.

 

[bridge78]

I'm just wondering what else works in this context. If have attention for has a different meaning, and you cannot use it in the same context as give/pay attention to, I would like to know what the difference is.

 

[Esredux]

I'm just wondering what else works in this context.

What is your context?

 

[bhaisahab]

I'm just wondering what else works in this context. If have attention for has a different meaning, and you cannot use it in the same context as give/pay attention to, I would like to know what the difference is.

"have attention for" is incorrect.

 

[bridge78]

An organisation dealing with for instance the enviroment. So they have attention for the environment. By now, I know this is incorrect.

 

[emsr2d2]

They pay attention to the environment. They have concern for the environment.