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listening |
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 -------------- Grep of noun listening listening listening watch relistening Overview of noun listening The noun listening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. listening, hearing -- (the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing") 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 adj listening The adj listening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) listening -- (attending to or alert for sound; "be wary of listening ears"; "government-maintained listening posts") Antonyms of adj listening 1 sense of listening Sense 1 listening INDIRECT (VIA attentive) -> inattentive Similarity of adj listening 1 sense of listening Sense 1 listening => attentive (vs. inattentive) Attributes of adj listening Familiarity of adj listening listening used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj listening glistening listening unlistening Overview of noun listening The noun listening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. listening, hearing -- (the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing") 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 adj listening The adj listening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) listening -- (attending to or alert for sound; "be wary of listening ears"; "government-maintained listening posts")
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