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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.
Phrasal Verb: An act of listening: Would you like to give the CD a listen before buying it?
listen in
Idiom: 1. To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop.
2. To tune in and listen to a broadcast.
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.]
lis′ten·er n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses eavesdropper - a secret listener to private conversations |
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Translations
posluchač
lytter
kuuntelija
slušatelj
聞き手
듣는 사람
poslušalec
lyssnare
ผู้ฟัง
người nghe
listener
[ˈlɪsnəʳ] N (gen) → oyente mf (Rad) → radioyente mfto be a good listener → saber escuchar
dear listeners! (Rad) → ¡queridos radioyentes or oyentes!
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
listener
[ˈlɪsənər] n (to radio) → auditeur/trice m/f
I'm a regular listener to her show → Je suis un auditeur régulier de son émission.
I'm a regular listener to her show → Je suis un auditeur régulier de son émission.
(= person who listens sympathetically) to be a good listener → savoir écouter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
listener
[ˈlɪsnəʳ] n (to speaker) → ascoltatore/trice; (to radio) → radioascoltatore/triceto be a good listener → saper ascoltare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
listener
→ مُسْتَمِعٌ posluchač lytter Zuhörer ακροατής oyente kuuntelija auditeur slušatelj ascoltatore 聞き手 듣는 사람 luisteraar lytter słuchacz ouvinte слушатель lyssnare ผู้ฟัง dinleyici người nghe 听众Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009