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listen

UK
/ˈlɪs.ən/
US
/ˈlɪs.ən/
listen back
listen in
listen over
listen up

Translations

listenverb
listened
Past Simple
listened
Past Participle
listening
Gerund
UK
/ˈlɪs.ən/
US
/ˈlɪs.ən/
I like to listen to music while I work.
Мне нравится слушать музыку, пока я работаю.
You should listen to your parents' advice.
Тебе следует прислушиваться к советам родителей.
Additional translations
внимать
слухать
Synonyms
hearken
attend
eavesdrop
overhear
hear
pay attention
Antonyms
ignore
disregard
listennoun
listens
pl
UK
/ˈlɪs.ən/
US
/ˈlɪs.ən/
Informal countable noun meaning ‘an act of listening’, e.g. ‘give it a listen’.
Synonyms
listening session
audition
listening
hearing
listeninterjection
UK
/ˈlɪs.ən/
US
/ˈlɪs.ən/
Used to attract attention or preface an emphatic statement.
Synonyms
listen up
hey
hear me out
hear me
pay attention
attend
look

Definitions

listenverb
To give attention to sound or action.
She likes to listen to music while she works.
To pay attention to someone in order to hear what they are saying.
Please listen carefully to the instructions before starting the test.
To take notice of and act on what someone says; respond to advice or a request.
He refused to listen to his friend's warnings about the weather.
listennoun
An act or instance of listening.
Give the new album a listen and tell me what you think.
listeninterjection
Used to attract someone’s attention or to introduce a statement said emphatically.
Listen, we have to get this done before noon.
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