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Definition of Listin

Lis"ten (l&ibreve;s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Listened (-'nd); 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. kly`ein, and E. loud. √41. See Loud, and cf. List to listen.] 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 some 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.

Lis"ten, v. t. To attend to. [Obs.] Shak.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • to hear
  • pay attention to, to note.
  • to have a chat with someone, particularly a confidential one.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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