GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Listen , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Listened ; 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. hlosēn to listen, Gr. κλύειν, and E. loud. √41. See Loud, and cf. List to listen.]
   To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.
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   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.
   
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   To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
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   Listen to me, and by me be ruled.
   Tennyson.
   
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   To listen after, to take an interest in. [Obs.]
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   Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and professors.
   Fuller.
   Syn. -- To attend; hearken. See Attend.
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   Listen, v. t. To attend to. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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