How do I Say and Write
"Listen" in Spanish?

Pronunciation : Lis"ten
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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. hlosen to listen, Gr. loud. sq. root41. See Loud, and cf. List to listen.]
Definition : 1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend. When we have occasion to listen, and give a more particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is drawn to a more than ordinary tension. Holder.

2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey. Listen to me, and by me be ruled. Tennyson. To listen after, to take an interest in. [Obs.] Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and professors. Fuller.

Syn. -- To attend; hearken. See Attend.

i. [imp. & p. p. Listened; p. pr. & vb. n. Listening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lis"ten
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To attend to. [Obs.] Shak.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913