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listen |
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 listen glisten listener listening listening watch 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") Grep of adj listen listening 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")
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