listen

English

/ˈlɪs.ən/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To pay attention to a sound or speech.
  • (intransitive) To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
  • (intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
  • (transitive) To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English listenen inherited from Old English hlysnan (listen) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną, *hlusēną derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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