listen
hear with intention
How often you will meet it
Rank 782 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 23,615 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- hear with intention Listen to the sound of this cello
- listen and pay attention also: hear, take heed Listen to your fatherWe must hear the expert before we make a decision
- pay close attention to; give heed to also: heed, mind Heed the advice of the old men
listen in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Everyone feels 'tis a duty to listen.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Listen: less a strain ideal Than Ariel’s rendering of the Real.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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At the first rehearsal have the children listen to a reading of the play.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Oh, the Boeotian!” exclaimed his Eeverence, “listen to the way in which he's playing havoc among them.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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He was a brother in misfortune; they respected him: he was a skilful business-man; they stopped to listen to him.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1