v. 25B6; verb
are you listening carefully? : HEAR, pay attention, be attentive, attend, concentrate; keep one's ears open, prick up one's ears; informal be all ears, pin back one's ears; poetic/literary hark; archaic hearken.
policy-makers should listen to popular opinion : PAY ATTENTION, take heed, heed, take notice, take note, mind, mark, bear in mind, take into consideration/account.
25A0; listen in EAVESDROP, spy, overhear, tap, wiretap, bug, monitor.