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listening |
2 definitions found 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: listening adj : attending to or alert for sound; "be wary of listening ears"; "government-maintained listening posts" n : the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" [syn: {hearing}]
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