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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
.”
