listen

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From Old English hlysnan.

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Infinitive
to listen

Third person singular
listens

Simple past
listened

Past participle
listened

Present participle
listening

to listen (third-person singular simple present listens, present participle listening, simple past and past participle listened)

  1. (intransitive) To pay attention to a sound, to note.
    Please listen carefully as I explain.
    I like to listen to music.
  2. (intransitive) To wait for a sound, such as a signal.
    You should listen for the starting gun.
  3. (intransitive) To accept or obey oral instruction.
    Good children listen to their parents.
  4. (transitive, archaic) To hear (something), to pay attention to something said.

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listen

  1. Definite form of liste.