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listen
verb
to
pay
attention
to
sounds
on
purpose
,
often
so
you
can
hear
,
understand
,
or
enjoy
them
•
Everyone
sat
quietly
to
listen
to
the
storyteller
.
Everyone
sat
quietly
to
listen
to
the
storyteller
.
•
I
like
to
listen
to
jazz
while
cooking
dinner
.
I
like
to
listen
to
jazz
while
cooking
dinner
.
Old
English
“
hlysnan
”
meaning
“
to
pay
attention
by
hearing
.”
Over
centuries
the
initial
h-
sound
was
lost
and
the
word
evolved
into
Modern
English
“
listen
.”
interjection
used
to
get
someone
’
s
attention
before
you
speak
or
to
stress
that
what
you
are
about
to
say
is
important
•
Listen
,
we
need
to
leave
right
now
.
Listen
,
we
need
to
leave
right
now
.
•
She
raised
her
hand
and
said
, "
Listen
,
that's
not
what
I
meant
."
She
raised
her
hand
and
said
, "
Listen
,
that's
not
what
I
meant
."
Same
origin
as
the
verb
.
Its
use
as
an
attention-getter
dates
from
the
late
19th
century
,
modeled
on
imperative
commands
.
noun
an
act
of
paying
attention
to
something
you
can
hear
•
Give
this
song
a
listen
and
tell
me
what
you
think
.
Give
this
song
a
listen
and
tell
me
what
you
think
.
•
The
teacher's
speech
was
worth
a
careful
listen
.
The
teacher's
speech
was
worth
a
careful
listen
.
Formed
from
the
verb
,
with
recorded
noun
use
since
the
early
20th
century
.
listener
noun
a
person
who
hears
something
and
pays
attention
to
what
someone
is
saying
•
Mia
is
a
good
listener
and
always
pays
attention
when
her
friends
talk
.
Mia
is
a
good
listener
and
always
pays
attention
when
her
friends
talk
.
•
The
podcast
has
millions
of
listeners
around
the
world
.
The
podcast
has
millions
of
listeners
around
the
world
.
From
the
verb
"
listen
"
+
-er
,
meaning
one
who
listens
.
noun
a
part
of
a
computer
program
that
waits
for
and
reacts
to
a
particular
event
or
data
signal
•
The
app
uses
a
keyboard
listener
to
detect
when
you
press
the
space
bar
.
The
app
uses
a
keyboard
listener
to
detect
when
you
press
the
space
bar
.
•
We
added
a
click
listener
to
the
button
so
it
changes
color
when
tapped
.
We
added
a
click
listener
to
the
button
so
it
changes
color
when
tapped
.
Formed
by
extension
of
"
listener
"
from
general
English
to
computer
science
in
the
late
20th
century
.
