About The Word Listen
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What's The Definition Of Listen?
[v] hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"
[v] listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [v] pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" Synonyms | Synonyms for Listen: heed | mind | take heed Related Terms | Find terms related to Listen: attend | attend to | auscultate | be all ears | bend an ear | bug | cock the ears | eavesdrop | examine by ear | give attention | give audience to | give ear | give ear to | hark | hear | hear out | hearken | hearken to | heed | intercept | lend an ear | listen at | listen in | listen to | mind | NB | obey | pay attention to | sit in on | straitened circumstances | tap | wiretap See Also | advert | attend | center | centre | comprehend | concentrate | eavesdrop | focus | give ear | hang | hark | harken | hear | hear out | hearken | incline | listen in | obey | pay attention | pay heed | perceive | pore | rivet Listen In Webster's Dictionary \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS.
hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to
listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG.
hlos[=e]n to listen, Gr. ?, and E. loud. [root]41. See
{Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]
1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to
give ear; to hearken; to attend.
When we have occasion to listen, and give a more
particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is
drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.
2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to
obey.
Listen to me, and by me be ruled. --Tennyson.
{To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]
Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;
scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and
professors. --Fuller.
Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.
\Lis"ten\, v. t. To attend to. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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