listen

Speech parts

1. listen - Noun

2. listen - Verb

Meaning

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.

To attend to.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mind hear heed hearken hark note attend obey take heed give ear pay attention earwig list eyrie harken

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Antonyms

ignore disregard disobey said air play

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Hypernyms

rivet center centre focus concentrate perceive

Hyponyms

hark harken attend hang advert incline

Phrases with the word

listen to listen in on listen carefully we listen listen in on something listen with both ears

Derivatives

listened listening

Anagrams

enlist silent tinsel Estlin Teslin inlets

Examples

Intelligent men have no need to listen to much talk, but should attend only to that which is profitable and guided by God's will. Anthony the Great

Children look more at their parents' lives and reflect them in their young souls than they listen to their words. Tikhon of Zadonsk

Never listen to people who speak badly of others and good of you. Leo Tolstoy

Listen to what they say about others, and you will know what they say about you. Cuban Proverb

Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth. Romanian Proverb

The person who does not listen to an elder's advice gets his or her leg broken. Somali Proverb

Close letter words and terms

listel listello listeme listen after listen blind listen calmly