luisteren

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to listen
2. (intransitive) to listen, to obey, comply with

Concepts

listen

hear

obey

hark

listen to

harken

hearken

heed

listening

pay attention to

fall in line

agree

turbulence speed

appertain

care

comply

comply with

give ear

listen in

look out

pay attention

Synonyms

aanhoren

beluisteren

gehoorzamen

toeluisteren

toehoren

horen

opletten

gehoor geven

oren

berusten

opvolgen

beluistering

Translations

écouter

escuchar

zuhören

escutar

ascoltare

dinlemek

hören

escoltar

anhören

escotar

horchen

aushorchen

ouvir

obéir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlœy̯stərə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: luusteren

Inherited from Old Dutch: *lūstren

Cognate with Old High German: lūstarēn

Cognate with German: laustern

Cognate with Luxembourgish: lauschteren

In summary

From Middle Dutch luusteren, lūsteren, from Old Dutch *lūstren, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūstrēn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with German Low German lüstern (“to listen”), Old High German lūstarēn (whence obsolete or dialectal German laustern, Luxembourgish lauschteren), Saterland Frisian lusterje (“to listen to”).

Sentences

Luisteren kinderen nog wel naar de radio ?

Do children still listen to the radio?

Ik ga nu met veel belangstelling naar het debat luisteren .

I am now very much looking forward to listening to the debate.

Daarom is het noodzakelijk nauwlettend naar uw standpunten en bijdragen te luisteren .

This requires listening carefully to your opinions and contributions.