listen

lis·ten  (lsn)

intr.v. lis·tened, lis·ten·ing, lis·tens

1. To make an effort to hear something: listen to the radio; listening for the bell.

2. To pay attention; heed: "She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit" Maya Angelou.

n.

An act of listening: Would you like to give the CD a listen before buying it?

Phrasal Verb:

listen in

1. To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop.

2. To tune in and listen to a broadcast.

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[Middle English listenen, alteration (influenced by listen, to list, listen; see list⁴) of Old English hlysnan; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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listen·er n.

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listen

Verb

1. to concentrate on hearing something

2. to take heed or pay attention: listen, let me explain [Old English hlysnan]

listener n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" hear out - listen to every detail and give a full hearing to listen in - listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation advert, give ear, pay heed, attend, hang - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" hark, harken, hearken - listen; used mostly in the imperative eavesdrop, listen in - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" eavesdrop, listen in - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"
	2.	listen - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" take heed, hear focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" incline - bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
	3.	listen - pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" heed, mind obey - be obedient to

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listen

verb 1. hear, attend, pay attention, hark, be attentive, be all ears, lend an ear, hearken (archaic) prick up your ears, give ear, keep your ears open, pin back your ears (informal)

verb 2. pay attention, observe, obey, mind, concentrate, heed, take notice, take note of, take heed of, do as you are told, give heed to

Translations

listen [ˈlɪsn] vi → escuchar, oír (= pay attention); atender

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listen [ˈlɪsn] vi → écouter;

to listen to → écouter

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listen [ˈlɪsn] vi → hören;

to listen (out) for → horchen auf +acc;

to listen to sb → jdm zuhören;

to listen to sth → etw hören;

listen! → hör zu!

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listen [ˈlɪsn] vi → ascoltare;

to listen to → ascoltare