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lis·ten
 listen
- pronunciation:
- lI
s
 n
- phrases:
- listen in
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
listened, listening, listens |
| definition 1: |
to make an effort to hear.
If you listen, you can hear the sound of the waterfall even from this distance.- synonyms:
- attend
- similar words:
- hark, hearken
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| definition 2: |
to pay attention to (something) while hearing.
I'm talking to you; will you please listen this time?There wasn't anything good on TV, so we just listened to music.- synonyms:
- attend, hark, hearken, heed
- similar words:
- mind, obey, tune in
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| definition 3: |
to wait expectantly for a certain sound (fol. by for).
I'm listening for her footsteps.- similar words:
- anticipate, wait
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| phrase: |
listen in |
| derivation: |
listener (n.) |
Word Builder: listen +
- listener:
a person who listens.
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