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lis·ten

(lĭs′ən) intr.v.lis·tened, lis·ten·ing, lis·tens
1. To make an effort to hear something: listen to the radio; listen for the bell that ends class.
2. To pay attention; heed: 'She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit' (Maya Angelou).
n.Listening
An act of listening: Would you like to give the CD a listen before buying it?
ListeningPhrasal Verb: listen in
1. To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop.
Idiom: listen up
Used as command to get a group or individual to pay attention: Listen up, everyone—we have to evacuate!
[Middle English listenen, alteration (influenced by listen, to list, listen; see list4) of Old English hlysnan; see kleu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

listening

(ˈlɪsnɪŋ) n

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the act of concentrating on hearing something(as modifier)the act of paying attention
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Noun1.listening - the act of hearing attentively; 'you can learn a lot by just listening'; 'they make good music--you should give them a hearing'
auscultation - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
sensing, perception - becoming aware of something via the senses
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

listening

[ˈlɪsnɪŋ]
A.Ngood listening! → ¡que disfrutende laemisión!
we don't do much listening now → ahora escuchamosmuy poco la radio
B.CPDlistening comprehension testN → ejerciciom de comprensiónoral
listening deviceN → aparatomauditivo
listening postN → puestom de escucha

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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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nhe did all the talking, I did all the listening → er redete die ganze Zeit, und ich hörte die ganze Zeit zu; listening device → Abhörgerätnt

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Listening To Music

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