listen

listen
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. harken, attend; hear; grant; heed. See hearing, attention.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To endeavor to hear]
Syn. attend, keep one's ears open, be attentive, listen in, pick up, overhear, give attention to, give a hearing to, give ear, hearken, hark, listen to, pay attention, give attention, hear, monitor, tune in*, give ear to*, incline an ear to*, not miss a trick*, lend an ear*, strain one's ears*, prick up one's ears, cock one's ears*.
Ant. be deaf to, turn a deaf ear to, ignore.
2. [To receive advice cordially]
Syn. heed, receive, take advice, take under advisement, welcome, accept, entertain, admit, take into consideration, adopt, hear out*.
Ant. discard*, scorn, refuse.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
hear, absorb, harken, pay attention, prick up one s ears, catch, *tune in, monitor, heed, overhear, eavesdrop. ''The only way to entertain some folks. —Kin Hubbard.
ANT.: ignore, disregard, turn a deaf ear on
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make an effort to hear something: hark, hearken. Archaic: list3. Idiom: give (or lend) an ear. See SOUNDS. 2. To perceive by ear, usually attentively: attend, hark, hear, heed. Archaic: hearken. Idiom: give (or lend) one's ear. See SOUNDS.

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