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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Listen \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr & vb
n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen lusten, AS
hlystan akin to hlyst hearing, OS hlust, Icel. hlusta to
listen, hlust ear, AS hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG.
hlos[=e]n to listen, Gr ?, and E. loud. [root]41. See
{Loud}, and cf {List} to listen.]
1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to
give ear; to hearken; to attend.
When we have occasion to listen, and give a more
particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is
drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.
2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to
obey.
Listen to me and by me be ruled. --Tennyson.
{To listen after}, to take an interest in [Obs.]
Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;
scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and
professors. --Fuller.
Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.
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