Hypertext Webster Gateway: "listen"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Listen \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS.
hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to
listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG.
hlos[=e]n to listen, Gr. ?, and E. loud. [root]41. See
{Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]
1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to
give ear; to hearken; to attend.

When we have occasion to listen, and give a more
particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is
drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.

2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to
obey.

Listen to me, and by me be ruled. --Tennyson.

{To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]

Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;
scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and
professors. --Fuller.

Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Listen \Lis"ten\, v. t.
To attend to. [Obs.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

listen
v 1: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"
2: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must
hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {hear}, {take
heed}]
3: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of
the old men" [syn: {heed}, {mind}]


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