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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪs^ənə^r/

lis•ten /ˈlɪsən/USA pronunciation v.

to give attention with the ear;
pay attention for the purpose of hearing: [~ + to + object]He listened to every word.[no object]I wasn't listening.
to obey;
take advice from:[~ + to + object]Children don't always listen to their parents.
to wait attentively in order to hear a sound or signal:[~ + for + object]listening for the phone to ring.
listen in:
- [no object] to listen to a broadcast, as on the radio.
- to listen to a conversation without joining it: [no object]He sat in the back, listening in.[~ + on + object]wanted to listen in on the talks.

lis•ten•er, n. [countable]

hear

lis•ten (lis′ən),USA pronunciation v.i.

to give attention with the ear;
attend closely for the purpose of hearing;
give ear.
to pay attention;
heed;
obey (often fol. by to):Children don't always listen to their parents.
to wait attentively for a sound (usually fol. by for):to listen for sounds of their return.
Informal Termsto convey a particular impression to the hearer;
sound:The new recording doesn't listen as well as the old one.

v.t.

[Archaic.]to give ear to;
hear.
listen in:
- to listen to a radio or television broadcast:Listen in tomorrow for the names of the lottery winners.
- to overhear a conversation or communication, esp. by telephone;
  eavesdrop:Someone was listening in to his private calls.

bef. 950; Middle English lis(t)nen, Old English hlysnan; cognate with Middle High German lüsenen, Swedish lyssna; akin to list⁵

lis′ten•er, n.

hear.

'listener' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

hello - alternative question - ambisonics - auditor - conversational implicature - dictation - echo question - involuntary - listenership - locutionary - modulate - mumbo jumbo - perlocutionary - pragmatics - rapt - receptive - talk radio - Samantha - speech act - suspensive - sympathetic

In Lists: Radio terms, more...

Synonyms: hearer, audience member, eavesdropper, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "listener" in the title:

a good listener to/for me
A listener who asks a silly question
alternate the role of speaker with the (one / that) of listener
an English idiom which means "ineffective + no(little) response from a listener"
any term for "free listener"?
<Are/Is> the speaker or the listener mentioned in the “reported speech sentence”?
As good a listener / as good of a listener
black belt listener
Can "audience" refer to a listener in private conversation?
Drive down or drive up the street in reference to the listener
eavesdropper or listener in on somebody
eavesdropper, listener or hearer
gave permission to the listener
hearer or listener
How to answer "Who are they?" when "they" refers to the questioner and the listener?
I am <at / in> a conference (as a listener).
it requires more effort on the listener's part...
listener to
"Squat a bit please." (taking a photo, so that I can see the man's face behind the listener )
students should be a good listener
that of listener...
the / a listener
The poem draws the listener [in] further with
True poetry is for the listener.
watch the expression / reaction of the listener
we look at and away from our listener
When you make a statement and the listener starts acting that way
Who <is the listener/are the listeners> in the indirect speech sentence?
why is the listener so angry?
Will you sit down? (inquiring about the listener's intention)
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