escuchar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to listen to, to hear out
2. (intransitive) to listen
3. (Latin-America,informal) to hear

Concepts

listen

hear

listen to

hark

hearken

listen in

heed

harken

pay attention to

receive

accept

admit

agree

agree to

eavesdrop

pay attention

take heed

mind

audible

appertain

give ear

care

look out

obey

Hyphenated as

es‧cu‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre. Doublet of auscultar, a borrowing from Latin.

Sentences

Por ejemplo , iTunes permite escuchar un breve avance de cualquier canción antes de comprarla .

As an example, iTunes allows listening to a short preview of any song to listen to it before buying.