listen

Significat (English)

1. To use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
2. To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

hear

obey

listen to

hearken to

give ear to

be attentive

pay attention to

listen carefully

listen attentively

stop it

give heed to

hear favorably

listen up

look about

take notice

vote for

incline the ear

hark to

bearken

give an ear

sound reading

be mindful

list to

turn the ear

listen secretly

agree to

believe in

come to know

don’t talk

Freqüència

Amb guionet com a

lis‧ten

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈlɪs.ən/

Inherited from anglès mitjà

Cognate with anglès mitjà

Inherited from anglès antic

Cognate with alt alemany mitjà

Cognate with alt alemany antic

Cognate with grec antic

Cognate with gal·lès

Cognate with llatí

Cognate with lituà

Cognate with eslau eclesiàstic

Cognate with sànscrit

Cognate with alemany

In summary

From Middle English listenen, listnen, alteration (due to Middle English listen (“to listen, give heed to”)) of Old English hlysnan (“to listen”), from Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną, *hlusnōną (compare Middle High German lüsenen), from Proto-Germanic *hlusēną (compare Old High German hlosēn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”) (compare Ancient Greek κλαίω (klaíō, “I make known, famous”), Welsh clywed (“to hear”), Latin clueō (“I am famous”), Lithuanian klausýti, Old Church Slavonic слушати (slušati, “to hear”), Sanskrit श्रोषति (śróṣati). Related to loud and German lauschen.

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