👂listen

verb
/ˈlɪs.ən/

Meaning

to pay attention to sound
to pay attention to sounds; to hear someone or something with thoughtful attention

Example Sentences

She loves to listen to classical music in the evenings.

Please listen carefully to the instructions.

Example Expressions

listen up

Synonyms

hear, attend, heed, concentrate, pay attention
Entry 1
hear, attend, heed, concentrate, pay attention
Entry 2
hear, attend, heed, pay attention

Antonyms

ignore, neglect, disregard, tune out
Entry 1
ignore, neglect, disregard
Entry 2
ignore, disregard, tune out

Collocations

listen carefully, listen to music, listen closely, listen in, listen attentively, actively listen
Entry 1
listen carefully, listen to music, listen closely, listen in
Entry 2
listen carefully, listen attentively, listen closely, actively listen

More Example Sentences

A librarian organizes a reading event at the community library for children and their parents every Saturday morning by selecting fun and educational books and reading them aloud in a cheerful voice while the children sit on colorful cushions and listen with big curious eyes

A woman starts jogging every morning in the park near her apartment to improve her health and lose some weight and she begins with a slow fifteen-minute run gradually increasing the distance each week while listening to her favorite music through earphones and tracking her progress with a fitness app

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles

A librarian organizes a reading event at the community library for children and their parents every Saturday morning by selecting fun and educational books and reading them aloud in a cheerful voice while the children sit on colorful cushions and listen with big curious eyes asking questions about the characters and the story

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts

A woman starts jogging every morning in the park near her apartment to improve her health and lose some weight and she begins with a slow fifteen-minute run gradually increasing the distance each week while listening to her favorite music through earphones and tracking her progress with a fitness app until she feels strong enough to join a local running group

A librarian organizes a reading event at the community library for children and their parents every Saturday morning by selecting fun and educational books and reading them aloud in a cheerful voice while the children sit on colorful cushions and listen with big curious eyes asking questions about the characters and the story which helps them develop a love of reading from a very young age.

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts until they slowly fall asleep, feeling safe and happy

A woman starts jogging every morning in the park near her apartment to improve her health and lose some weight and she begins with a slow fifteen-minute run gradually increasing the distance each week while listening to her favorite music through earphones and tracking her progress with a fitness app until she feels strong enough to join a local running group that trains together for a charity race every spring.

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts until they slowly fall asleep, feeling safe and happy and he tiptoes out of the room, already planning tomorrow's story.

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