LISTEN


Meaning of LISTEN in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a spelling/reading/listening test

I didn’t do very well in the listening test.

easy listening

listen to a CD

He's upstairs listening to his CDs.

listen to a commentary

I was listening to the football commentary on the radio.

listen to a lecture

Most students spend about a quarter of their time listening to lectures.

listen to a programme

A lot of people listen to that programme on the way to work.

listen to gossip

He was always willing to listen to gossip.

listen to music

Ella was listening to music on her iPod.

listen to sb’s advice ( also heed sb’s advice formal ) (= pay attention to someone’s advice )

I wish I had listened to her advice.

listen to the radio

She was sitting up in bed, listening to the radio.

listening device

look/listen/think etc carefully

You need to think very carefully about which course you want to do.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

attentively

Listen attentively and quietly to what your teenager thinks.

He talked with them about everything-politics, religion, music-and listened attentively when they spoke.

The accused, Eddie Gilfoyle, 32, listened attentively to the lengthy discussions.

He moved quickly, and the students listened attentively .

Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.

The resource person listens attentively and reflects back what is said, in the L1, in a non-critical way.

I sat up and listened attentively .

carefully

Budgeting your time Before the exam begins, listen carefully to the instructions given by the invigilator.

They were frank discussions and he listened carefully .

Begin by listening carefully to how the bereaved speak about their loss.

So listen carefully and take it to your hearts.

She was standing slightly curled, listening carefully to some one.

Gingrich listened carefully to the Tuesday Lunch Bunch, and sometimes came along to their meetings.

intently

Johnny lifted his head, listening intently .

Peter listened intently as Manion gave him a detailed account of the conversation.

Pressing his ear to the edge of the door, he listened intently , while a full three minutes ticked past.

The president listened intently and asked many questions.

She smiled little and listened intently whenever the man, sober-suited and authoritative, spoke.

They held their breath and listened intently .

The dead were listening intently , enjoying the psychodrama.

Miss Pinkerton, the math teacher; writes problems and equations on the board, and I listen intently to her explanations.

■ NOUN

conversation

Four Galks stood listening to the conversation .

I was certain that all the writers were listening to my conversation and were amused by it.

Molassi had listened to the conversation between the clever boy and the pretty lady.

Day after day, skilled linguists don headsets and listen to the stolen conversations of foreign leaders in more than 100 languages.

I can also listen to a conversation between mining engineers and understand ninety-five percent of it, even after all these years.

I melted into the wall and listened to snatches of conversation .

Also, listening to people's conversations can be very enlightening and suggestive of ideas.

I was listening to a conversation that had been going on for generations.

music

The truth of the matter is that it depends on the person and not the music we listen to.

Q: What kind of music do you listen to?

Morris says, before noting that neither he nor the rest of the band is exclusive when it comes to music listening .

Curve is interesting music to listen to even if you don't really like it.

There is music that is heard, and there is music that must be listened to.

The talk turns to music and Kiefer listens .

If the music leads, you listen and sing with it.

news

Countless thousands all over the globe listen to the hourly news broadcasts with interest, respect and admiration.

He has called them here to listen to his news .

She listened to the bad news without any noticeable reaction.

I never read the papers very much, or listened to the news .

Frank had no real interest in the radio, beyond sometimes listening to the sports news .

At regular intervals, she listened to the news on the radio.

radio

The age of people carrying radios around or listening in cars was undreamt of.

We sat behind a berm and took off our radios while still listening to them.

The idea behind radar was to send out radio waves and listen for echoes from enemy craft.

Turned on the radio to listen to a play, but it was stupid, so went to bed.

Frank had no real interest in the radio , beyond sometimes listening to the sports news.

record

But one listens to her final records with dismay after hearing the fresh, uncanny beauty of the early ones.

The two teenagers had only been listening to records , but the dad was pissed, none the less.

I spent a lot of time listening to records and just hanging out with friends.

They had a light supper, played backgammon for dimes, sat listening to records in the living room.

He read some of Rosa's books, and listened to her records .

So I usually sipped spicy tea and listened to records all night.

When you listen to their records they're always a lot slower than you perceive them to be.

I recommend that all my students listen to records at least two or three hours a day.

sound

As she washed, she listened tensely for the sounds of movement.

We would lie in bed together, listening to the sounds of Paris outside.

Here ... Valerie listened for suspicious sounds on the tape, and despised herself for so doing.

He listened to the muffled sound waver and fall in pitch, like a faraway siren.

Claudia lying in her hut listening for the first sounds of life.

But he was tired so he just lay there, listening to the street sounds , and waited for morning.

In the complete and oppressive silence of his tomb, John listened for the sound of rescuers.

We are hear to listen to the sounds of a didgeridoo.

story

Pupils at Key Stage 2 will also benefit from listening to stories .

But Paul listened quietly to her story and told her that he still wanted to marry her.

She listened to the stories of small triumphs brought back from the dances.

Toos and Alvin Sharpes arrived and sat on the stairs to listen to the story and stare at the storyteller.

Thank you also for listening to my story .

They listen to stories , memorize nursery rhymes, look at picture books and gain other experiences that prepare them to read.

Trent had listened to stories of the 1961 hurricane.

Opening their hearts to Jane, the brother finds her work in the village school and the sisters listen to her story .

voice

Both of them listened to the raised voices .

They had been listening to so many other voices , why would they not listen to the voices of their sons?

One of Maya Angelou's own pleasures is listening to great voices .

Emerson talks about listening to that inner voice and going with it, all voices to the contrary.

But isn't it a problem that governments tend to listen to the voices of business, rather than civil society?

Do not listen to those voices inside you who want to limit your potential.

They have said that they need to listen to the voices of women and they are ready to do so.

Now though, listening only to a voice , Rainville did believe her.

word

She wasn't listening to a word he said.

Jezebel ... Don't listen to a word they say.

In fact, Barnabas opened his eyes and listened intently to every word .

After that she stood in a hazy dream, listening to the words that made them husband and wife.

I pause on the steps to listen to the words .

This can help them overcome their tendency to listen for the words rather than the message.

Evidently he was listening to every word we said.

■ VERB

lie

In the dead of night I woke up for some reason, and lay listening to the others as they slept.

I would lie in bed, listening to my parents whisper about them.

She lay listening to these signs of a weather change and wondered whether Tristram had decided not to come after all.

But he was tired so he just lay there, listening to the street sounds, and waited for morning.

Later, as they lay in bed listening to the rain, John wondered how their new life together would ever work.

But after we got into bed, and after Frank had fallen asleep, I lay awake, listening to him breathe.

Claudia lying in her hut listening for the first sounds of life.

I would wake up first and lie next to her listening to her breathing.

sit

I could then sit and relax and listen to the other violinists.

I sat quietly and listened to their exchange.

In the small back room Danny Tanner sat listening to his old friend Billy Sullivan's problems.

On the darkened deck of the Minerva they sat listening contentedly to Strauss waltzes from the stereo.

Slim and in his sixties, he sat and listened as I proceeded to explain my mission.

So I tell him about the search for her, and he sits and listens .

Typically, 157 parents sit and listen as children read aloud, and assist with difficult sections of the text.

stand

He stood and listened , stiff and unmoving.

Had stood outside the window listening .

He stood listening to the footsteps coming closer to him.

She was standing slightly curled, listening carefully to some one.

She could have stood there all day listening to him repeat it over and over again.

There was a click, but she stood listening to the dial tone, steadied by its urgent drone.

Four Galks stood listening to the conversation.

I stood on that porch listening to the silence, watching the white clouds in the dark blue summer sky.

stop

Will you please stop screaming and simply listen ?

Our unsolicited advice: Cut off the dreads, peel off the bumper sticker, and just stop listening to reggae entirely.

Archie ignored the bell and continued talking but everyone stopped listening and started worming their way free of the hard plastic chairs.

I stopped listening to Jake Rosso's records, and took his pictures off my bedroom wall.

Some musicians were playing on the street, and the man stopped to listen .

When he stopped , they listened , and heard answering barks.

In hushed silence I stopped and listened .

watch

Sara, watching , and listening to him, felt her heart expand with sweetness.

Voters expecting to meet him were asked instead to watch a video and listen to a telephone conference call.

Dustin spent hours watching and listening to the old man.

Finally, I asked if he minded if I watched , and listened .

You were the one there, on the edge, watching and listening .

Jody stands outside the circle, watching and listening .

Theodora had followed her brief and for three months she had watched and listened .

But my daughter no longer watches or listens to me.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

you only have to read/look at/listen to etc sth

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Listen ! There's someone coming upstairs!

Listen , don't panic. I'm sure we can get your money back.

Listen , I've just had a really good idea.

He listened carefully to every word I said.

I could listen to Placido Domingo all day -- he has such a beautiful voice!

I didn't hear the answer, because I wasn't listening when she read it out.

If you listen hard, you can hear the sound of the sea in the distance.

If you listened in class you might get better grades.

Mrs Singh leaned forward, listening intently as they explained the procedure to her.

The company has begun to listen more carefully to its customers, in a determined attempt to improve customer service.

You had better be listening because I'm not going to repeat myself.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He listened to relaxation tapes and practiced breathing exercises to stop hyperventilating.

I also listen to Oscar Peterson.

I could hear foreign voices raised in the kitchen and stopped listening to my companions.

Jezebel ... Don't listen to a word they say.

One of Maya Angelou's own pleasures is listening to great voices.

Take the time to sit back and listen and establish a routine for yourself.

They had to sit listening to talk about people they had not met, only heard of.

Why should the adventurers stop and listen to any of this?

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

So go on Sounds readers, give All a listen .

They're definitely worth a listen .

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.