listen

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

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

Noun

An instance of listening.

Concetti

ascoltare

sentire

dar retta

udire

Ascolta

ubbidire

ascolto

prestare attenzione

obbedire

Senti

prestare ascolto

acconsentire

dare retta

orecchiare

riascoltare

sentisti

udizione

essere in ascolto

accettare

🉑

ascoltano

ammettere

avvistare

dare

in

intendere

odorare

👃

per

rendersi conto

stare

vedere

👀

Opposto di

ignore, disregard

sinonimi

hear

listen to

obey

pay attention

heed

hark

give ear

mind

hearken

tune in

attend

sense

listen in

eavesdrop

harken

smell

👃

hey

👋

attentive

listen carefully

behold

understand

hearken to

take heed

be attentive

list

overhear

pay attention to

feel

notice

look out

give ear to

enquire

bet

don’t talk

discover

believe in

ask

discern

detect

believe

descry

listen attentively

credit

appertain

advert

keep quiet

infer

comply

commit

auscultate

Traduzioni

écouter

escuchar

zuhören

escutar

luisteren

hören

dinlemek

escoltar

lauschen

ακούω

horchen

escotar

anhören

beluisteren

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlɪs.ən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: listenen

Affine inglese medio: listen

Ereditato da inglese antico: hlysnan

Affine tedesco medio alto: lüsenen

Affine tedesco antico alto: hlosēn

Affine greco antico: κλαίω

Affine gallese: clywed

Affine latino: clueō

Affine lituano: klausýti

Affine slavo ecclesiastico: слушати

Affine sanscrito: श्रोषति

Affine tedesco: lauschen

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”).
Cognate with Swedish lyssna (“to listen”).
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, “an exclamation used in making an offering with fire to the gods or departed spirits”) & Sanskrit श्लोक्य (ślókya, “voice, sound, noisy”)).
Related to loud and German lauschen.

Frasi

The boy continued to listen to his heart as they crossed the desert .

Il ragazzo ha continuato ad ascoltare il suo cuore mentre attraversavano il deserto.