Meaning
- (intransitive) to listen
- (transitive) to listen to
Concepts
listen to
pay attention to
be attentive
listen attentively to
listen secretly
Synonyms
prêter l’oreille
écouter attentivement
écouter en cachette
faire attention à
obéir à
prendre garde à
prendre soin de
tendre l’oreille
ouir
être aux écoutes
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.ku.te/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French escouter, from Old French escouter, from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre. Doublet of ausculter, a borrowing from Latin.
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