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listened listened definition

listened


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  listen 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  listen 
 
  Sense  1 
  listen 
  =>  hear  out 
  =>  listen  in 
  =>  attend,  pay  attention,  hang,  advert,  pay  heed,  give  ear 
  =>  hark,  harken,  hearken 
  =>  listen  in  eavesdrop 
 
  Sense  2 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  incline 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  listen 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  listen 
 
  Sense  1 
  listen 
  =>  hear  out 
  =>  listen  in 
  =>  attend,  pay  attention,  hang,  advert,  pay  heed,  give  ear 
  =>  hark,  harken,  hearken 
  =>  listen  in  eavesdrop 
  =>  wiretap,  tap,  intercept,  bug 
 
  Sense  2 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  incline 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  listen 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  listen 
 
  Sense  1 
  listen 
  =>  hear 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  listen 
 
  3  senses  of  listen 
 
  Sense  1 
  listen 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
  Also  See->  listen  in#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
 
  Sense  3 
  heed,  mind,  listen 
  =>  obey 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  listen 
 
  listen  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  listen 
 
  Sense  1 
  listen 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  heed,  mind,  listen 
  =>  obey 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  listen 
 
  The  verb  listen  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (60)  listen  --  (hear  with  intention;  "Listen  to  the  sound  of  this  cello") 
  2.  (34)  listen,  hear,  take  heed  --  (listen  and  pay  attention;  "Listen  to  your  father";  "We  must  hear  the  expert  before  we  make  a  decision") 
  3.  (4)  heed,  mind,  listen  --  (pay  close  attention  to  give  heed  to  "Heed  the  advice  of  the  old  men") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  listen 
 
  The  verb  listen  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (60)  listen  --  (hear  with  intention;  "Listen  to  the  sound  of  this  cello") 
  2.  (34)  listen,  hear,  take  heed  --  (listen  and  pay  attention;  "Listen  to  your  father";  "We  must  hear  the  expert  before  we  make  a  decision") 
  3.  (4)  heed,  mind,  listen  --  (pay  close  attention  to  give  heed  to  "Heed  the  advice  of  the  old  men") 



listened definition