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   lis·ten

   /ˈlisn/

   verb

   • 1. give one's attention to a sound: "evidently he was not listening" Similar hearpay attentionbe attentiveattendconcentrate onconcentrate on hearinggive ear tolend an ear tohang on someone's wordskeep one's ears openprick up one's earsinformal:be all earspin back one's earsget a load oftune inliterary:harkhearken
   • ▪ take notice of and act on what someone says; respond to advice or a request: "I told her over and over again, but she wouldn't listen" Similar pay attentiontake heedheedgive heedtake noticetake notemindobservewatchfollownoticemarkbear in mindgive a thought totake into considerationtake into accounttake to hearthang onacceptbelieveobeydo as one is told byOpposite ignorebe deaf to
   • ▪ make an effort to hear something; be alert and ready to hear something: "they listened for sounds from the baby's room"
   • ▪ used to urge someone to pay attention to what one is going to say: "listen, I've got an idea" Similar hearpay attentionbe attentiveattendconcentrate onconcentrate on hearinggive ear tolend an ear tohang on someone's wordskeep one's ears openprick up one's earsinformal:be all earspin back one's earsget a load oftune inliterary:harkhearken

   noun

   • 1. an act of listening to something: "radio plays are definitely worth a listen"

   Word Origin Old Englishhlysnan ‘pay attention to’, of Germanic origin.

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