listen

Etymology
From, , alteration (due to 🇨🇬) of , from , (compare 🇨🇬), from  (compare 🇨🇬), from  (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Related to  and 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
 * 2)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
 * 1)  To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

Usage notes

 * In English, listen and hear are two primary verbs relating to audial perception. To represents automatic, unconscious, or passive perception of sound, while listen generally represents intentional, conscious, or purposeful use of the sense of hearing. The difference is expressed in the following quotation:


 * As the silence took hold in the darkness, Sam realized that she had been hearing, though not listening to, various low-level sounds—the hum of air conditioning and life support, the pulse of some faraway oxygen pump, the faint buzz of the electrical and lighting systems. —Justin Richards (1999) Demontage, chapter 5, page 92.


 * A similar distinction exists between see and watch in English.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:listen

Noun

 * 1) An instance of listening.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  bract

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to list