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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of listen.
Etymologies
- Middle English listenen, alteration (influenced by listen, to list, listen; see list4) of Old English hlysnan; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“I know most sane people turn a deaf ear to anything “Birdbrain Bachmann” says but by elimination anyone who listens is crazy and then likely to do most anything”
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“Britain listens in on Europe and Russia west of the Urals as well as Africa.”
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“What we learned as NBC interviewed drivers to fill time during its 21/2-rain-delayed NASCAR Winston Cup race Sunday: Mark Martin listens to Eminem, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson loved the new movie Jackass and Southern Californian Robby Gordon was racing with an Anaheim Angels "rally monkey" in his car.”
“My protag listens to music as she travels around NM (yep, that part is definitely autobiographical).”
“And he just listens, which is all I really wanted.”
“During the while, the poor patient several times raised his head from beneath the bed clothes, and listened to her sobs, as the startled stag listens to the approaching huntsman, bending his head forward, and turning one ear foremost in the attitude of one who listens intensely.”
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“Let me just say that no review of mine results from fewer than 3 full listens, which is sometimes painful but at least makes me feel confident that somebody's children will really know I gave each disk a chance.”
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“The songwriting is heavy and the band switches effortlessly between windpipe-smashing fast and beg-for-mercy slow, and the music is complexly constructed enough to reward multiple listens, which is good, because the riffs are so catchy you're pretty much gonna have no choice but to give it repeat listens.”
“He listens, that is, really listens; he doesn†™ t let any small problems get in the way of communication and cause friction, he is a new man and knows it is what his father would have wanted.”
“And, if performers aren't adequately compensated for "listens," there may not be much new music left to listen to.”
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