listening

lis·ten

(lĭs′ən)

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

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

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.

Idiom:

listen up

Used as command to get a group or individual to pay attention: Listen up, everyone—we have to evacuate!

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

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lis′ten·er n.

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listening

(ˈlɪsnɪŋ)

n

the act of concentrating on hearing something(as modifier)the act of paying attention

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

listening - the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" hearing auscultation - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) sensing, perception - becoming aware of something via the senses rehearing, relistening - the act of hearing again

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Translations

écoute

ascolto

listening

[ˈlɪsnɪŋ]

A. N good listening! → ¡que disfruten de la emisión!
we don't do much listening now → ahora escuchamos muy poco la radio

B. CPD listening comprehension test N → ejercicio m de comprensión oral
listening device N → aparato m auditivo
listening post N → puesto m de escucha

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listening

n he did all the talking, I did all the listening → er redete die ganze Zeit, und ich hörte die ganze Zeit zu; listening device → Abhörgerät nt

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listening

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listening post

n (Mil, fig) → Horchposten m

listening service

n (Mil) → Abhördienst m

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