listen
verb [I] /ˈlɪs.ən/Definition
A1 to give attention to someone or something in order to hear them: What kind of music do you listen to? She does all the talking - I just sit and listen. You haven't listened to a word I've said! We listened in silence as the names of the dead were read out. Listen, we really need to sort out our insurance claim this weekend. Listen to this! You can win a holiday for two in the south of France just by answering three simple questions.Using the ears listen noun [S] › Have a listen to this! I've never heard anything like it before.Using the ears
(Definition of listen verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Perceptive
- Silence & quiet
- Smells & smelling
- Sound & its properties
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- Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
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- Unable to feel anything
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Synonyms and related words:
- audio- prefix
- auditory adjective
- aural adjective
- be all ears idiom
- ears are flapping idiom
- earshot noun
- eavesdrop verb
- hark at sb! idiom
- hear sb out phrasal verb
- hear verb (LISTEN)
- hear verb (RECEIVE SOUND)
- hearer noun
- hearken verb
- listen out for sth phrasal verb
- mishear verb
- overhear verb
- pin back your ears idiom
- prick (sth) up phrasal verb
- read my lips idiom
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