VERB | perception | listen | hear with intention |
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perception | listen, hear, take heed | listen and pay attention | |
social | listen, heed, mind | pay close attention to |
Sounds | lih'sahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | hear with intention. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "Listen to the sound of this cello" | |
Entails | hear | perceive (sound) via the auditory sense |
Entailed by | catch, take in, overhear | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers |
Narrower | attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear | Give heed (to) |
hark, harken, hearken | listen | |
hear out | listen to every detail and give a full hearing to | |
listen in, eavesdrop | listen without the speaker's knowledge | |
listen in | listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation | |
Broader | perceive, comprehend | To become aware of through the senses |
See also | listen in | listen without the speaker's knowledge |
Spanish | atender, escuchar | |
Catalan | escoltar | |
Nouns | listener | someone who listens attentively |
listening | the act of hearing attentively |
Meaning | listen and pay attention. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "Listen to your father" | |
Synonyms | hear, take heed | |
Narrower | incline | bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well |
Broader | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something |
Spanish | escuchar, oír | |
Catalan | escoltar | |
Nouns | listener | someone who listens attentively |
listening | the act of hearing attentively |
Meaning | pay close attention to; give heed to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | heed, mind | |
Broader | obey | Be obedient to |
Spanish | atender, escuchar, importar, obedecer, prestar atención a, prestar atención | |
Catalan | atendre, escoltar, fer cas | |
Nouns | listening | the act of hearing attentively |
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