wikipedia|dab=listen
English
Etymology
From OE. term|hlysnan.
Pronunciation
enPR|lÄs'É�n, IPA|/Ë�lɪsÉ�n/, SAMPA|/"lIs@n/
audio|en-us-listen.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪs�n
hyphenation|lis|ten
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive|with �to� To pay attention to a sound, to note.
#: Please listen carefully to what I am about to say.
#: I like to listen to music.
- intransitive|with �for� To wait for a sound, such as a signal.
#: You should listen for the starting gun.
- intransitive|with �to� To accept or obey oral instruction.
#: Good children listen to their parents.
- transitive|archaic To hear (something), to pay attention to something said.
#* 1592, w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare, s:The First Part of King Henry the Sixth|1 Hen VI: v 3
#*: Lady, vouchsafe to listen what I say.
Quotations
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Synonyms
WikiSaurus?-link|listen
sense|to pay attention attend, give ear, hark, hear, heed, list, mind, note, pay attention
sense|to wait for a sound await, anticipate, expect, wait for
sense|to accept oral instruction mind, obey
sense|to hear hear, mind, heed
Antonyms
sense|to pay attention ignore
sense|to accept oral instruction disobey, disregard
Derived terms
top2
listenability
listenable
listener
listenership
listening
mid2
listen in
listen up
listening post
listening station
Related terms
list
listful
Translations
trans-top|to pay attention
Afrikaans: t-|af|luister|xs=Afrikaans
Albanian: dëgjoj, ndëgjoj
Arabic: ARchar|اصغ� (�á���), ARchar|�صت (ná�ata)
Bosnian: t-|bs|slušati impf, t-|bs|poslušati pf
Bulgarian: �л��ам (slúsham) impf, по�л��вам (poslúshvam) impf, по�л��ам (poslúsham) pf
Catalan: escoltar
Cebuano: paminaw
Chickasaw: haklo
Croatian: t-|hr|slušati impf, t-|hr|poslušati pf
Czech: t-|cs|poslouchat
Danish: t|da|lytte
Dutch: t+|nl|luisteren t+|nl|naar
Esperanto: t-|eo|aÅskulti|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: kuulama, tähele panema
Faroese: t+|fo|lurta|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|kuunnella
French: t+|fr|écouter
Galician: t-|gl|oÃr|xs=Galician
German: t+|de|hören, t|de|zuhören
Greek: t+|el|ακο��|sc=Grek (akoúo)
Hebrew: he-translation|×�קש×�×�|hikshÃv, he-translation|×�×�×�×�×�|he'ezÃn
Hindi: स�नना (sunn�)
Hungarian: t+|hu|hallgat, t-|hu|figyel
Icelandic: hlusta (á)
Indonesian: t+|id|dengar|xsIndonesian, t+|id|dengar|altmendengar|xs=Indonesian
Irish: t-|ga|éist|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|ascoltare
Japanese: �� (��, kiku)
Kabyle: ssefled
Kurdish
:Kurmanji: guhdarî kirin, guh dan
:Sorani: t|ku|گ�� دا�|trgwê dan|scKUchar
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Latin: t-|la|auscultare|altauscult�re, t-|la|audire|altaudīre
Latvian: klausīties
Lithuanian: klausyti
Lower Sorbian: s�ucha�
Malayalam: ശ�രദ�ധ (Sraddha), ശ�രദ�ധി����� (Sréddhikkuka)
Mandarin: zh-ts|�|�
Marathi: ��ण� (aikaNe)
Nahuatl: caqui
Neapolitan: sentì, ntennere
Norwegian: t|no|lytte
Occitan: escotar
Persian: t-|fa|گ�ش داد�|trguš dâdan|scFAchar|xs=Persian
Polish: t+|pl|s�ucha�
Portuguese: t+|pt|escutar, t+|pt|ouvir
Romanian: t+|ro|asculta
Russian: �л��а�� (slúšat�)
Serbian:
Slovene: t+|sl|poslušati
Spanish: t+|es|escuchar
Swedish: lyssna på
Tamil: ��ள� (kEL)
Telugu: t|te|�ల�ి���|scTelu (aalakimcu), t|te|విన��|scTelu (vinuta)
Thai: THchar|�ั� (fang)
Turkish: t|tr|dinlemek
Ukrainian: �л��а�и (slúxaty) impf
Urdu: t-|ur|س��ا|trsunn�|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: t+|vi|nghe|xsVietnamese, t+|vi|lắng nghe|xsVietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|gwrando|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|to wait for a sound
Afrikaans: t-|af|luister|xs=Afrikaans
Albanian: dëgjo, prit
Arabic: ARchar|�صت (ná�ata)
Bosnian: t-|bs|slušati impf, t-|bs|poslušati pf
Bulgarian: о�л��вам �е (oslúshvam se) impf, о�л��ам �е (oslúsham se) pf, в�л��вам �е (vslúshvam se) impf, в�л��ам �е (vslúsham se) pf, �л��ам (slúsham) impf
Catalan: t+|ca|escoltar
Cebuano: paminawa
Croatian: t-|hr|slušati impf, t-|hr|poslušati pf
Danish: lytte, høre efter
Dutch: t+|nl|luisteren t+|nl|naar, t+|nl|wachten t+|nl|op, t-|nl|opletten
Estonian: kuulama, kuulatama
Faroese: t+|fo|lurta|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|kuunnella
French: t+|fr|guetter
German: t|de|lauschen
Hindi: स�नना (sunn�)
Icelandic: hlusta (eftir)
Italian: t+|it|stare t+|it|in t+|it|ascolto t+|it|per t+|it|sentire
Kabyle: ssefled
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Kurdish
:Kurmanji: guhdarî kirin, guh dan
:Sorani: t|ku|گ�� دا�|trgwê dan|scKUchar
Lithuanian: klausyti
Lower Sorbian: s�ucha�
Marathi: ��ण� (aikaNe)
Norwegian: t|no|lytte
Occitan: escotar
Polish: nas�uchiwa�
Russian: �л��а�� (slúšat�)
Serbian:
Spanish: t+|es|escuchar
Tamil: t|ta|ம�த�வா ��ள�|xs=Tamil (meduvAkEl)
Telugu: t|te|�ల�ి���|sc=Telu (aalakimcu)
Thai: THchar|�ั� (fang)
Turkish: t|tr|dinlemek
Ukrainian: �л��а�и (slúxaty) impf
Urdu: t-|ur|س��ا|trsunn�|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: ch� �ợi, ch�, �ợi cho#Vietnamese|cho
Yiddish: �ער� (hern)
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trans-top|to accept oral instruction
Afrikaans: t-|af|luister|xs=Afrikaans
Albanian: dëgjoj
Arabic: ARchar|اطاع|أط�اع� IPAchar|(�a���a)
Bosnian: t-|bs|slušati impf, t-|bs|poslušati pf
Bulgarian: по�л��вам (poslúshvam) impf, по�л��ам (poslúsham) pf, в�л��вам �е (vslúshvam se) impf, в�л��ам �е (vslúsham se) pf
Cebuano: patalinghugi
Catalan: t+|ca|escoltar
Chickasaw: ihaklo
Croatian: t-|hr|slušati impf, t-|hr|poslušati pf
Czech: t-|cs|poslouchat
Danish: høre efter
Dutch: t+|nl|gehoorzamen, t+|nl|luisteren t+|nl|naar
Estonian: kuulama
Faroese: lurta eftir
Finnish: t+|fi|kuunnella, t+|fi|uskoa
German: t+|de|hören
Greek:
Hebrew: he-translation|×�קש×�×�|hikshÃv, he-translation|×�×�×�×�×�|he'ezÃn
Hindi: स�नना (sunn�)
Hungarian: t+|hu|hallgat
Icelandic: hlusta (á)
Indonesian: t+|id|dengar|altmendengarkan|xsIndonesian
Italian: t+|it|dare t+|it|ascolto
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Kabyle: ssefled
Kurdish
:Kurmanji: guhdarî kirin, guh dan
:Sorani: t|ku|گ�� گرت�|trgwê girtin|scKUchar
Latin: t-|la|auscultare|altauscult�re, t-|la|audire|altaudīre
Latvian: klausīt
Lithuanian: klausyti
Lower Sorbian: s�ucha�
Marathi: सा��ितल�ल� ��ण� (s�ngitalele aikaNe)
Neapolitan: rà n�arecchia a
Norwegian: t+|no|lystre
Occitan: escotar
Polish: us�ucha�, s�ucha�
Portuguese: t+|pt|ouvir
Russian: �л��а�� (slúšat�), �л��а���� (slúšat�s�a)
Serbian:
Slovene: t+|sl|ubogati
Spanish: t+|es|escuchar
Tamil: ��ள� (kEL)
Telugu: t|te|సమ�మతి���|sc=Telu (sammatimcu)
Thai: THchar|�ั� (fang)
Turkish: t|tr|dinlemek
Ukrainian: �л��а�и (slúxaty) impf, по�л��а�и (poslúxaty) pf , �л��а�и�� (slúxatysja) impf reflexive
Urdu: t-|ur|س��ا|trsunn�|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: nghe theo, tuân theo, vâng l�i
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trans-top|to hear (something)
Afrikaans: t-|af|hoor|xs=Afrikaans
Albanian: dëgjoj
Arabic: ARchar|س�ع (sámi�a)
Bosnian: t-|bs|�uti
Bulgarian: ��вам (chúvam) impf, ��� (chúya) pf, �л��ам (slúsham) impf
Cebuano: patalinghugi
Chickasaw: haklo
Chinese: zh-ts|�|�
Croatian: t-|hr|�uti
Czech: t+|cs|slyšet
Dutch: t+|nl|horen
Estonian: kuulma
Faroese: t-|fo|hoyra|xs=Faroese
German: t+|de|hören
Greek: t+|el|ακο��|sc=Grek (akoúo)
Hindi: स�नना (sunn�), �ान ल�ाना (k�n lag�n�)
Hungarian: t+|hu|hallgat
Irish: t|ga|éist|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|sentire
Japanese: �� (��, kiku)
Kabyle: ssefled
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Kurdish
:Kurmanji: guh lê bûn
:Sorani: t|ku|گ�� ��ب��|trgwê lêbûn|scKUchar
Latin: exaudire|exaudīre
Latvian: dzird�t
Lithuanian: gird�ti
Marathi: ��ण� (aikaNe)
Neapolitan: sentì
Norwegian: høre
Persian: FAchar|ش��د� (šenidan)
Polish: wys�ucha�
Russian: �л��а�� (slýšat�)
Serbian: t-|sr|���и|sc=Cyrl, t-|sr|�uti
Spanish: t+|es|oÃr
Tamil: t|ta|��ள�|xs=Tamil (kEL)
Telugu: t|te|విన�|sc=Telu (vinu)
Thai: THchar|ยิ� (yin)
Turkish: t|tr|duymak
Ukrainian: ���и (�úty) pf
Urdu: t-|ur|س��ا|trsunn�|scURchar|xsUrdu, t-|ur|کا� �گا�ا|trk�n lag�n�|scURchar|xsUrdu
Vietnamese: nghe, �� ý �ến
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ttbc|Tagalog: makinig
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See also
hear
Anagrams
eilnst - (alphagram)
enlist
inlets
silent
tinsel
Category:100 English basic words
Category:Communication
Category:Hearing
Danish
Noun
listen
- form of|Definite form of|liste
Category:Danish noun forms
de:listen
el:listen
es:listen
fa:listen
fr:listen
io:listen
id:listen
it:listen
kk:listen
ku:listen
hu:listen
ja:listen
pl:listen
ru:listen
fi:listen
sv:listen
ta:listen
te:listen
vi:listen
zh:listen
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