Another word for listen

listen Synonyms

listen

v.

To endeavor to hear
attend, keep one's ears open, be attentive, listen in, pick up, overhear, give attention to, give a hearing to, give ear, hearken, hark, listen to, pay attention, give attention, hear, monitor, tune in*, give ear to*, incline an ear to*, not miss a trick*, lend an ear*, strain one's ears*, prick up one's ears, cock one's ears*.
Antonyms be deaf to, turn a deaf ear to, ignore.
To receive advice cordially
heed, receive, take advice, take under advisement, welcome, accept, entertain, admit, take into consideration, adopt, hear out*.
Antonyms discard*, scorn, refuse.

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Another word for listen

verb

To make an effort to hear something:
hark, hearken. (Archaic) list³. Idiom: give (or lend) an ear. See sounds
To perceive by ear, usually attentively:
attend, hark, hear, heed. (Archaic) hearken. Idiom: give (or lend) one's ear. See sounds