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Noun: listening  li-su-ning
  1. The act of hearing attentively
    "you can learn a lot by just listening";
    - hearing
Verb: listen  li-sun
  1. Pay attention to a sound
    "Listen to the sound of this cello"
     
  2. Take careful note; follow advice
    "Listen to your father";
    - hear, take heed
     
  3. Pay close attention to; give heed to
    - heed, mind

Derived forms: listenings

See also: eavesdrop

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], comprehend, concentrate, focus, obey, perceive, perception, pore, pore over, rivet, sensing

Encyclopedia: Listening

Listen, Little Man!