listener

lis·ten

L0196900 (lĭs′ən) intr.v. lis·tened, lis·ten·ing, lis·tens 1. To make an effort to hear something: listen to the radio; listen for the bell that ends class. 2. To pay attention; heed: "She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit" (Maya Angelou). n. An act of listening: Would you like to give the CD a listen before buying it? Phrasal Verb: listen in 1. To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop. 2. To tune in and listen to a broadcast. Idiom: listen up Used as command to get a group or individual to pay attention: Listen up, everyone—we have to evacuate!

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[Middle English listenen, alteration (influenced by listen, to list, listen; see list⁴) of Old English hlysnan; see kleu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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lis′ten·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

listener - someone who listens attentively attender, auditor, heareraudience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senseseavesdropper - a secret listener to private conversations

Translations

听众

listener

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