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| lis·ten [ líss'n ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle lis·tened, present participle lis·ten·ing, 3rd person present singular lis·tens) |
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1. make conscious effort to hear: to concentrate on hearing somebody or something
 We listened for the sound of the geese overhead.
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2. pay attention: to pay attention to something and take it into account
She wouldn't listen to my advice.
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act of hearing: an act of making an effort to hear something
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| [ Old English hlysnan (influenced by list4) < Indo-European, "hear"] |
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