See Also: listen 1, verb(dictionary)
listen(1)(dictionary)
listen(2)(dictionary)
listen 2, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
rip 1, verb(dictionary)
last 4, verb(dictionary)
paw 2, verb(dictionary)
sow 1, verb(dictionary)
pay 1, verb(dictionary)

listen 1, verb (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: hlysnan]
to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear
::Listen! There's a strange noise in the engine.
listen to
::We sat around listening to music.
listen carefully/intently/hard etc
::The whole class was listening attentively.
::Liz stood still and listened hard (=very carefully) .
spoken used to tell someone to pay attention to what you are going to say
::Listen, I want you to come with me.
to consider what someone says and accept their advice
::I told him not to go, but he just wouldn't listen.
listen to
::I wish I'd listened to Dad.
::She refused to listen to reason (=accept sensible advice) .
listen for [listen for sth] phr v
to listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound
::Listen for the moment when the music changes.
listen in phr v
to listen to a broadcast on the radio
listen in to
::I must remember to listen in to the news.
-see also tune in(1)
to listen to someone's conversation when they do not want you to
listen in on
::It sounded like someone was listening in on us.
listen out phr v
to listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound
listen out for
::Listen out for the baby in case she wakes up.
listen up phr v
used to get people's attention so they can hear what you are going to say
::Hey everybody, listen up!
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HINT sense 1
listen is never followed directly by a noun. It must be followed by to and then a noun or a clause: Listen to what I say (NOT listen what I say).