Thesaurus: listen

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1. v. i. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.
2. v. i. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
3. v. t. To attend to.
4. v. hear with intention
5. v. listen and pay attention
6. v. pay close attention to; give heed to
7. 1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend. When we have occasion to listen, and give a more particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is drawn to a more than ordinary tension. Holder. 2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey. Listen to me, and by me be ruled. Tennyson. To listen after, to take an interest in. [Obs.] Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and professors. Fuller. Syn. -- To attend; hearken. See Attend. To attend to. [Obs.] Shak.
8. To attend to. [Obs.] Shak.
9. n:1/v:99 v. hear with intention v. listen and pay attention