listen
Synonyms:
(verb) attend, hark, harken, hear, hearken, heed, mind.
Antonyms:
(verb) ignore, tune out.
Related Words:
accept, adopt, admit, audit, catch, concentrate, eavesdrop, entertain, get, monitor, obey, observe, overhear, receive, tune in, welcome.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Hear and listen apply to the perception of sound.
To hear is to have such perception by means of the auditory sense:
to hear distant bells.
To listen is to give attention in order to hear and understand the meaning of a sound or sounds:
to listen to what is being said; to listen for a well-known footstep.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English lis(t)nen, Old English hlysnan; cognate with Middle High German lüsenen, Swedish lyssna; akin to list5. Dictionary 2: Old English hlysnan; related to Old High German lūstrēn. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of listen: Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: 1788. History and Etymology for listen: Verb and Noun: Middle English listnen, from Old English hlysnan; akin to Sanskrit śroṣati he hears, Old English hlūd loud. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
(verb) attend, hark, harken, hear, hearken, heed, mind.
Antonyms:
(verb) ignore, tune out.
Related Words:
accept, adopt, admit, audit, catch, concentrate, eavesdrop, entertain, get, monitor, obey, observe, overhear, receive, tune in, welcome.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Hear and listen apply to the perception of sound.
To hear is to have such perception by means of the auditory sense:
to hear distant bells.
To listen is to give attention in order to hear and understand the meaning of a sound or sounds:
to listen to what is being said; to listen for a well-known footstep.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English lis(t)nen, Old English hlysnan; cognate with Middle High German lüsenen, Swedish lyssna; akin to list5. Dictionary 2: Old English hlysnan; related to Old High German lūstrēn. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of listen: Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: 1788. History and Etymology for listen: Verb and Noun: Middle English listnen, from Old English hlysnan; akin to Sanskrit śroṣati he hears, Old English hlūd loud. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.