listen
Senso (English)
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- 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.
- To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
Synonyms
listen to
hearken to
give ear to
be attentive
pay attention to
listen carefully
listen attentively
stop it
give heed to
hear favorably
look about
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
Frequenza
Con il trattino come
lis‧ten
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlɪs.ən/
Etimologia (English)
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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