| VERB | perception | listen | hear with intention |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | listen, hear, take heed | listen and pay attention | |
| social | listen, heed, mind | pay close attention to |
| Sounds | lih'sahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | hear with intention. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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