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listen
[lis-uhn]
verb (used without object)
to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
to pay attention; heed; obey (often followed byto ).
Children don't always listen to their parents.
to wait attentively for a sound (usually followed byfor ).
to listen for sounds of their return.
Informal., to convey a particular impression to the hearer; sound.
The new recording doesn't listen as well as the old one.
verb (used with object)
Archaic., to give ear to; hear.
verb phrase
listen in
to listen to a radio or television broadcast.
Listen in tomorrow for the names of the lottery winners.
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop.
Someone was listening in to his private calls.
listen
/ ˈlɪsən /
verb
to concentrate on hearing something
to take heed; pay attention
I told you many times but you wouldn't listen
Other Word Forms
- listener noun
- relisten verb
- unlistening adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of listen1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
At first, when Rosander told tech contacts about the venture, “they didn’t want to listen,” he recalled.
It is in fact the airframe of a Boeing 737, but inside it's fitted out with sophisticated cameras and sensors and listening devices.
"I couldn't bear the thought of not sitting next to her and listening to her sing Both Sides Now again," she says.
In practice, contemporary house churches might gather in parks for Olympic-style race walking sessions, listen to a sermon on their headphones, and discuss it as they finished.
I listened more to his second album “Strictly For My…” because I liked ‘I Get Around.’
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