lis·ten (l s  n)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. Phrasal Verb: An act of listening: Would you like to give the CD a listen before buying it? listen in 1. To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop. 2. To tune in and listen to a broadcast. [Middle English listenen, alteration (influenced by listen, to list, listen; see list4) of Old English hlysnan; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.] lis ten·er n. |
listen [ˈlɪsən]
vb (intr)
1. to concentrate on hearing something
2. to take heed; pay attention I told you many times but you wouldn't listen
[Old English hlysnan; related to Old High German lūstrēn]
listener n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
| 2. | listen - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" 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" obey - be obedient to |
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) He spent his time listening to the radio.
2. pay attention, observe, obey, mind, concentrate, heed, take notice, take note of, take heed of, do as you are told, give heed to When I asked him to stop, he wouldn't listen.
listen in on something eavesdrop, monitor, tap, spy, bug (informal), overhear, intrude, pry, snoop (informal), earwig (informal) He assigned federal agents to listen in on their phone calls.
Quotations
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" [William Shakespeare Julius Caesar]
"We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less" [Diogenes Laertius Lives of the Philosophers]
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" [William Shakespeare Julius Caesar]
"We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less" [Diogenes Laertius Lives of the Philosophers]
Translations
listen [ˈlɪsən] vi
(to sound) → écouter
listen! → écoutez!
Listen, I finish at one → Écoutez, je finis à une heure.
to listen closely → écouter attentivement
If you listen closely, you can hear the sea → Si vous écoutez attentivement, vous pouvez entendre la mer.
to listen to sb → écouter qn
Listen to me! → Écoutez-moi!
Listen to me when I'm talking to you! → Écoute-moi quand je te parle!
to listen to sth → écouter qch
Listen to this! → Écoutez ça!
He spent his time listening to the radio → Il passait son temps à écouter la radio.
listen! → écoutez!
Listen, I finish at one → Écoutez, je finis à une heure.
to listen closely → écouter attentivement
If you listen closely, you can hear the sea → Si vous écoutez attentivement, vous pouvez entendre la mer.
to listen to sb → écouter qn
Listen to me! → Écoutez-moi!
Listen to me when I'm talking to you! → Écoute-moi quand je te parle!
to listen to sth → écouter qch
Listen to this! → Écoutez ça!
He spent his time listening to the radio → Il passait son temps à écouter la radio.
(to request, advice) → écouter
I asked him to stop but he would not listen → Je lui ai demandé d'arrêter mais il n'a pas écouté.
to listen to sb (= heed) → écouter qn
Anne, you need to listen to me this time → Anne, vous devez m'écouter cette fois-ci.
I didn't really listen out for the lyrics → Je n'ai pas vraiment écouté les paroles.
They listened in on his phone calls → Ils écoutaient ses communications téléphoniques.
I asked him to stop but he would not listen → Je lui ai demandé d'arrêter mais il n'a pas écouté.
to listen to sb (= heed) → écouter qn
Anne, you need to listen to me this time → Anne, vous devez m'écouter cette fois-ci.
listen for
vt fus → guetterlisten out for
vt fus → écouterI didn't really listen out for the lyrics → Je n'ai pas vraiment écouté les paroles.
listen in on
vt fus [+ phone call] → écouterThey listened in on his phone calls → Ils écoutaient ses communications téléphoniques.
listen
vi
(= hear) → hören (→ to sth etw acc); to listen to the radio → Radio hören; if you listen hard, you can hear the sea → wenn du genau horchst or hinhörst, kannst du das Meer hören; she listened carefully to everything he said → sie hörte ihm genau zu; to listen for something → auf etw (acc) → horchen; the boys are listening for the bell at the end of the lesson → die Jungen warten auf das Klingeln am Ende der Stunde; we listened for footsteps approaching → wir horchten, ob sich Schritte näherten; to listen for somebody → horchen or hören, ob jd kommt
(= heed) → zuhören; listen to me! → hör mir zu!; listen, I know what we’ll do → pass auf, ich weiß, was wir machen; now listen here! → nun hör mir mal zu!; don’t listen to him → hör nicht auf ihn; if he suggests anything, don’t listen → hör nicht darauf, wenn er etwas vorschlägt; he wouldn’t listen → er wollte nicht hören
listen [ˈlɪsn] vi → ascoltare
to listen to sb/sth → ascoltare qn/qc
listen! → ascolta!, senti!
he wouldn't listen to me → non mi ha voluto dar retta or ascolto
he wouldn't listen to reason → non ha voluto sentire ragione
listen (out) for the car → senti se arriva la macchina
listen (out) for your name → aspetta che ti chiamino
to listen in on a conversation → ascoltare di nascosto una conversazione
listen [ˈlɪsn] vi → ascoltare
to listen to sb/sth → ascoltare qn/qc
listen! → ascolta!, senti!
he wouldn't listen to me → non mi ha voluto dar retta or ascolto
he wouldn't listen to reason → non ha voluto sentire ragione
listen (out) for the car → senti se arriva la macchina
listen (out) for your name → aspetta che ti chiamino
to listen in on a conversation → ascoltare di nascosto una conversazione
to listen to sb/sth → ascoltare qn/qc
listen! → ascolta!, senti!
he wouldn't listen to me → non mi ha voluto dar retta or ascolto
he wouldn't listen to reason → non ha voluto sentire ragione
listen (out) for the car → senti se arriva la macchina
listen (out) for your name → aspetta che ti chiamino
to listen in on a conversation → ascoltare di nascosto una conversazione
listen [ˈlɪsn] vi → ascoltare
to listen to sb/sth → ascoltare qn/qc
listen! → ascolta!, senti!
he wouldn't listen to me → non mi ha voluto dar retta or ascolto
he wouldn't listen to reason → non ha voluto sentire ragione
listen (out) for the car → senti se arriva la macchina
listen (out) for your name → aspetta che ti chiamino
to listen in on a conversation → ascoltare di nascosto una conversazione
v listen [ˈlisn]
1 (often withto) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc) I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music! luister يُصْغي слушам poslouchat lytte; høre efter zuhören ακούω με προσοχή escuchar kuulama گوش دادن kuunnella écouter לְהַקשִׁיב (कान लगाकर) सुनना slušati (meg)hallgat mendengarkan hlusta ascoltare 聞く 듣다 klausyti(s) klausīties dengar luisteren lytte, høre på/etter słuchać escutar a asculta слушать počúvať ubogati slušati lyssna ฟัง dinlemek 聽 слухати; прислухатися توجہ دینا یا سننا lắng nghe 听
2 (withto) to follow the advice of If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble. luister يَسْتَمِع إلى النَّصيحَه слушам poslouchat lytte hören ακούω τη συμβουλή κπ., υπακούω escuchar kuulama گوش به حرف کردن noudattaa ohjeita écouter לִשמוֹעַ postupiti po naputku hallgat vkire mendengarkan fara að ráðum ascoltare 聞き入れる (충고 등에) 귀를 기울이다 (pa)klausyti uzklausīt; paklausīt mendengar nasihat luisteren høre etter/på posłuchać escutar a asculta прислушиваться к počúvať poslušati poslušati lyssna เชื่อฟัง dinlemek, dikkate almak 傾聽 слухатися صلاح ماننا nghe theo 倾听
listen in on
to listen intentionally to (a private conversation etc). afluister يَسْتَمِع إلى подслушвам naslouchat aflytte mithören κρυφακούω escuchar a escondidas pealt kuulama استراق سمع کردن kuunnella écouter qqn secrètement לְצוֹתֵת रेडियो पर सुनना prisluškivati kihallgat mendengarkan baik-baik hlera origliare 盗み聞きする 엿듣다 slapta klausytis noklausīties memasang telinga afluisteren lytte podsłuchiwać escutar a trage cu urechea (la) подслушивать načúvať prisluškovati prisluškivati avlyssna, tjuvlyssna på ตั้งใจฟัง gizlice dinlemek 偷聽 підслуховувати دانستہ طور پر سننا nghe lỏm 偷听
listen → يَستمِع poslechnout lytte hören ακούω escuchar kuunnella écouter slušati ascoltare 聞く 듣다 luisteren lytte usłuchać ouvir слушать lyssna ฟัง dinlemek nghe 听
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