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1. (v.i.) listen
to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing.
2. listen
to heed; obey (often fol. by to):
Children don't always listen to their parents.
3. listen
to wait attentively to perceive a sound or signal (usu. fol. by for):
to listen for footsteps.
4. (v.t.) listen
Archaic. to give ear to; hear.
5. listen
listen in,
6. listen
to listen to a broadcast, as on the radio:
Listen in tomorrow for the conclusion.
7. listen
to listen to a conversation without joining it.
8. listen
to eavesdrop (often fol. by on or to):
Someone was listening in on our call.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME lis(t)nen, OE hlysnan, c. MHG lüsenen)
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| Definition of 'Listen' |
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1. (verb) listen
hear with intention
"Listen to the sound of this cello"
2. (verb) listen, hear, take heed
listen and pay attention
"Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
3. (verb) heed, mind, listen
pay close attention to; give heed to
"Heed the advice of the old men"
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1. (verb) listen
to hear and pay attention to
Please listen carefully.; I didn't listen to anything he said.; Do you enjoy listening to music.; I lay listening for the sound of the car in the driveway.
2. listen
to accept sb's advice or opinion
Oh, don't listen to him - he's just kidding.
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| Definition of 'Listen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Listen
to give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend
2. (verb) Listen
to give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey
3. (verb) Listen
to attend to
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Sense: (often with to ) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc)
I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!
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 Afrikaans: luister |
 Arabic: يُصْغي |
 Bulgarian: слушам |
 Brazilian: escutar |
 Czech: poslouchat |
 German: zuhören |
 Danish: lytte; høre efter |
 Greek: ακούω με προσοχή |
 Spanish: escuchar |
 Estonian: kuulama |
 Farsi: گوش دادن |
 Finnish: kuunnella |
 French: écouter |
 Hebrew: לְהַקשִׁיב |
 Hindi: (कान लगाकर) सुनना |
 Croatian: slušati |
 Hungarian: (meg)hallgat |
 Indonesian: mendengarkan |
 Icelandic: hlusta |
 Italian: ascoltare |
 Japanese: 聞く |
 Korean: 듣다 |
 Lithuanian: klausyti(s) |
 Latvian: klausīties |
 Malay: dengar |
 Dutch: luisteren |
 Norwegian: lytte, høre på/etter |
 Polish: słuchać |
 Persian: گوش دادن |
 Pashto: اوريدل |
 Portuguese: escutar |
 Romanian: a asculta |
 Russian: слушать |
 Slovak: počúvať |
 Slovenian: ubogati |
 Serbian: slušati |
 Swedish: lyssna |
 Thai: ฟัง |
 Turkish: dinlemek |
 Taiwanese: 聽 |
 Ukrainian: слухати; прислухатися |
 Urdu: توجہ دینا یا سننا |
 Vietnamese: lắng nghe |
 Chinese: 听 |
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