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
listen(verb)
hear with intention
"Listen to the sound of this cello"
listen, hear, take heed(verb)
listen and pay attention
"Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
heed, mind, listen(verb)
pay close attention to; give heed to
"Heed the advice of the old men"
Wiktionary
listen(Verb)
To pay attention to a sound, to note.
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.
listen(Verb)
To wait for a sound, such as a signal.
You should listen for the starting gun.
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.
listen(Verb)
To accept or obey oral instruction.
Good children listen to their parents.
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.
listen(Verb)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Listen(verb)
to give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend
Listen(verb)
to give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey
Listen(verb)
to attend to
Freebase
Listen
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 »
enlist, inlets, leints, silent, tinsel
Enlist
Inlets
Leints
Silent
Tinsel
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
Listen, I think Paul is going to get the support that he is looking for.
He said he had nothing to live for, and he had no reason to be here on earth anymore, i kind of locked eyes with him and just said,' I'm here for you, I've been sent as your guardian. I need you to listen to me. Just look at me and listen to my words.'.
Alexis' mother was literally unable to speak. All that she could do was listen as I tried to console and comfort her, alexis' father said,' If Atlanta Police wanted to take somebody's life Atlanta Police could have taken mine. Atlanta Police didn't have to kill my baby, Atlanta Police didn't have to kill her.'.
Sadako! Listen! Can you hear your friends’ strong voices for peace? As the mother of a child who passed away when she was only twelve and a half years old, I’d like to appeal to mothers not only in Japan but all over the world that I don’t want such a horrible thing to happen again. So many children are looking for peace.
People are wondering what the magic ingredient is that makes chemistry and that's all we have. We just listen to each other. We don't make assumptions of what the other one may do at any given moment in a scene the Nice Guys.
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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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