listen
verb
[ ˈlɪs(ə)n ]
• give one's attention to a sound.
• "evidently he was not listening"
Similar:
hear,
pay attention,
be attentive,
attend,
concentrate on,
concentrate on hearing,
give ear to,
lend an ear to,
hang on someone's words,
keep one's ears open,
prick up one's ears,
be all ears,
pin back one's ears,
get a load of,
tune in,
hark,
hearken,
listen
noun
• an act of listening to something.
• "radio plays are definitely worth a listen"
Origin:
Old English hlysnan ‘pay attention to’, of Germanic origin.
