listen

/ˈlɪs·ən/ v [I]

Definition

› to give attention to something you can hear or to a person who is speaking: Can you really listen to music while you do your homework? Listen, we really need to do something about having this place painted. listener

/ˈlɪs·ə·nər/ n [C] › For many listeners, the music of the Beatles summed up the sentiments of the 1960s.

(Definition of listen v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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lisp v
list n RECORD
list v LEAN
list v RECORD
listen in (on something) phrasal verb
listen v
listing n RECORD
listless adj
lit
litany n
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