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listen
What does listen mean?
listen (verb): hear with intention.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use listen in a sentence?
- Listen to the sound of this cello. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce listen?
/ˈlɪsən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does listen come from?
From Middle English listenen, listnen, alteration (due to Middle English listen (“to listen, give heed to”)) of Old English hlysnan (“to listen”), from Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną, *hlusnōną (compare Middle High German lüsenen).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to listen
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “listen” mean?
hear with intention
Right! That's what “listen” means.
try to get or reach
Not quite: that's what seek means.
to guide or conduct
Not quite: that's what lead means.
to mentally support
Not quite: that's what encourage means.
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