Definitions
hear with intention
Word origin
From Middle English listenen, listnen, alteration (due to Middle English listen (“to listen, give heed to”)) of Old English hlysnan (“to listen”), from Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną, *hlusnōną (compare Middle High German lüsenen), from Proto-Germanic *hlusēną (compare Old High German hlosēn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).
Used in a sentence
“Please listen carefully as I explain.”
“I could hear you talking upstairs, but I didn’t really listen to your conversation.”
“He reined Wrangle to a walk, halted now and then to listen, and then proceeded cautiously with shifting and alert gaze.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Pay attention to sound”6 letters
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