Listen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɪs.ən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Listen is a verb meaning (intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
Meaning
(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
More Meanings
- An instance of listening.
- (intransitive except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
Example Sentences
[with to] I like to listen to music.
Please listen carefully as I explain.
[with for] You should listen for the starting gun.
(transitive, archaic) Listen the watchman’s cry upon the wall.
Word Forms
- listens
- listening
- listened
- lisen
- lis'en
- lissen
Synonyms for listen
Depending on context, synonyms include attend, behear, earball, hark, harken, heed.
Antonyms for listen
Common opposites include disregard, ignore.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heed, mind, hear, harken, hark, attend.
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