What does listen mean?
Definitions for listen
ˈlɪs ənlis·ten
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word listen.
Princeton's WordNet
listenverb
hear with intention
"Listen to the sound of this cello"
listen, hear, take heedverb
listen and pay attention
"Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
heed, mind, listenverb
pay close attention to; give heed to
"Heed the advice of the old men"
Wiktionary
listenverb
To pay attention to a sound, to note.
listenverb
To wait for a sound, such as a signal.
You should listen for the starting gun.
listenverb
To accept or obey oral instruction.
Good children listen to their parents.
listenverb
To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
Etymology: From listnen, from hlysnan, from *hlusinon (compare lüstern, luisteren and lauschen), from ḱlew-. Akin to rochluiniur 'I hear', clueo, κλαίω, κλέος, լամ, degjoj, from ant. glôj, glûej, слути, слѹшати, klausau 'to hear', Middle Persian, श्रु. More at loud.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Listenverb
To hear; to attend. Obsolete.
Lady, vouchsafe to listen what I say. William Shakespeare.
One cried, God bless us! and, amen! the other;
As they had seen me with these hangman’s hands,
Listening their fear I could not say, amen. William Shakespeare.He, that no more must say, is listened more
Than they whom youth and ease have taught to glose. William Shakespeare, Richard II.The wonted roar was up amidst the woods,
And filled the air with barbarous dissonance,
At which I ceas’d and listen’d them a while. John Milton.To Listenverb
To hearken; to give attention.
Listen to me, and if you speak me fair,
I’ll tell you news. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.Antigonus used often to go disguised, and listen at the tents of his soldiers; and at a time heard some that spoke very ill of him: whereupon he said, If you speak ill of me, you should go a little farther off. Francis Bacon, Apophthegms.
Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken, ye people. Isa. xlix.
When we have occasion to listen, and give a more particular attention to some sound, the tympanum is drawn to a more than ordinary tension. William Holder, Elements of Speech.
On the green bank I sat, and listen’d long;
Nor till her lay was ended could I move,
But wish’d to dwell for ever in the grove. Dryden.He shall be receiv’d with more regard,
And listen’d to, than modest truth is heard. Dryden.To this humour most of our late comedies owe their success: the audience listens after nothing else. Addison.
Webster Dictionary
Listenverb
to give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend
Listenverb
to give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey
Listenverb
to attend to
Freebase
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Listen is the third album by R&B singer TQ. It was released on August 31, 2004 in the United States and October 17, 2005 in the United Kingdom.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'listen' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2214
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'listen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #670
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'listen' in Verbs Frequency: #191
Anagrams for listen »
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inlets
leints
silent
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of listen in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of listen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of listen in a Sentence
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.
You can feel him saying, 'Wait, I have one more thing to say,' 'Listen to me; this is important.'.
It is time for them to stand up, and it's time for us to listen and it's time for Trump and every elected official in Washington and USA on every level to stand up and speak out against this type of violence.
She's been doing a slow rise, but a lot more people are starting to listen to her now.
At first, I didn't want to listen to her because I have had bad experiences with police..., but as we talked, I could see that she was one of the good ones. There are definitely bad officers out there, but there are good ones too.
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Translations for listen
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- hoor, luisterAfrikaans
- ማዳመጥAmharic
- نصت, استأنس, سمع, اطاع, أصغىArabic
- dinləmək, qulaq asmaqAzerbaijani
- паслу́хаць, слу́хацьBelarusian
- чу́я, послу́швам, послу́шам, чу́вам, слу́шам, ослу́швам се, ослу́шам се, вслу́швам се, вслу́шам сеBulgarian
- শোনাBengali
- selaouBreton
- escoltarCatalan, Valencian
- poslouchat, slyšet, poslechnout, naslouchatCzech
- слꙑшатиOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- итлеChuvash
- gwrandoWelsh
- høre efter, lytteDanish
- zuhören, lauschen, hörenGerman
- ακούωGreek
- aŭskultiEsperanto
- oír, escucharSpanish
- kuulatama, kuulama, kuulma, tähele panemaEstonian
- entzun, jaramon egin, aditu, kasu eginBasque
- شنیدن, نیوشیدن, گوش دادن, گوش کردنPersian
- kuunnella, uskoaFinnish
- lurta, lurta eftir, hoyraFaroese
- guetter, écouter, tendre l'oreilleFrench
- éistIrish
- cluinn, èisd, èistScottish Gaelic
- atender, oír, escoitarGalician
- האזין, שמע, הקשיבHebrew
- सुनना, कान लगानाHindi
- figyel, hallgatHungarian
- ենթարկվել, լսել, ականջ դնելArmenian
- ascoltarInterlingua
- dengarIndonesian
- hlusta, á, eftirIcelandic
- stare, dare, sentire, in, ascolto, dar retta, ascoltare, perItalian
- 聞く, 聴くJapanese
- მოსმენაGeorgian
- тыңдау, есітуKazakh
- ស្ដាប់, ឮ, ស្ដាប់ឮKhmer
- ಆಲಿಸುKannada
- 듣다, 들어주다, 들리다Korean
- گوێ دان, گوێ گرتن, گوێ لێبونKurdish
- тыңдоо, угуу, тыңшооKyrgyz
- audiō, exaudio, auscultoLatin
- óplètte, loestere, huuere, heureLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- ຟັງLao
- klausyti, girdėtiLithuanian
- dzirdēt, klausīties, klausītLatvian
- слушаMacedonian
- കേൾക്കുകMalayalam
- сонсохMongolian
- ऐकणे, सांगितलेले ऐकणेMarathi
- dengar, pasang telingaMalay
- issammaMaltese
- နားထောင်Burmese
- naar, luisteren, wachten, horen, op, gehoorzamen, oplettenDutch
- høre, lystre, lytteNorwegian
- escotarOccitan
- nandotan, babaamitam, noondaw, bizindaw, babaamendamOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ଶୁଣିବାOriya
- usłuchać, słuchać, nasłuchiwać, wysłuchaćPolish
- غوږ نيول, اورولPashto, Pushto
- ouvir, escutarPortuguese
- uyariyQuechua
- audi, tarlar, tadler, tadlar, tedlarRomansh
- ascultaRomanian
- слу́шать, слы́шать, слу́шатьсяRussian
- aiscurtare, aiscultare, ascultareSardinian
- slušati, слушати, послушати, poslušati, чути, čutiSerbo-Croatian
- අහනවා, ඇහුම්කන් දෙනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- poslúchať, počuť, slyšať, načúvať, počúvaťSlovak
- poslušati, slišati, ubogatiSlovene
- dëgjoj, prit, ndëgjoj, dëgjoAlbanian
- mamela, utlwaSouthern Sotho
- lyssna, på, lydaSwedish
- sikizaSwahili
- கேள், மெதுவா கேள்Tamil
- ఆలకించు, సమ్మతించు, విను, వినుటTelugu
- гӯш кардан, гӯш доданTajik
- ฟัง, ยินThai
- diňlemekTurkmen
- dinggin, kinig, rinig, pakinggan, dinig, narinig, makinigTagalog
- fanongoTonga (Tonga Islands)
- dinlemek, duymakTurkish
- тыңларгаTatar
- послу́хати, слу́хатися, слу́хати, чу́тиUkrainian
- سننا, کان لگاناUrdu
- tinglamoq, eshitmoqUzbek
- chờ đợi, vâng lời, chờ, nghe, đợi cho, nghe theo, lắng nghe, tuân theo, để ý đếnVietnamese
- הערןYiddish
- 听Chinese
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