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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 | ||
Dictionary Results for listening: | ||
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
listening n 1: the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" [syn: listening, hearing] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Listen \Lis"ten\ (l[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Listened (l[i^]s"'nd); 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. kly`ein, 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. [1913 Webster] When we have occasion to listen, and give a more particular attention to some sound, the tympanum is drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder. [1913 Webster] 2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey. [1913 Webster] Listen to me, and by me be ruled. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] To listen after, to take an interest in. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and professors. --Fuller. Syn: To attend; hearken. See Attend. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
listening \listening\ n. the act of hearing attentively. Syn: hearing. [WordNet 1.5] | ||
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