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to listen
01
to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making
Intransitive
02
to take notice of what someone says and consider or accept their advice
Transitive: to listen to a person or their advice
03
to listen carefully or pay close attention to what one is going to say
Intransitive
Transitive: to listen to sb/sth
listen
01
used to ask someone to listen carefully or pay close attention to what one is going to say
listen
v
listener
n
listener
n
listening
n
listening
n
Example
Listen closely, and you can hear the birds singing in the trees.
I found him listening behind the closed bedroom door.
Apologies, I got distracted and wasn't listening closely.
The students listened with a reverent attitude during the ceremony.
The seated audience listened attentively to the speaker.
