Listen Synonyms and Antonyms
lĭs'ən
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Synonyms for Listen
To hear something without the speaker's awareness or intent.
listen to
To endeavor to hear
lend-an-ear
To listen.
give attention
To endeavor to hear
be attentive
To endeavor to hear
(Archaic) To wait for; expect.
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(With relationship implied by context) To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
To provide entertainment.
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
strain one's ears
To endeavor to hear
give ear to
To endeavor to hear
listen-in
To listen without participating.
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To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.
cock one's ears
To endeavor to hear
take under advisement
To receive advice cordially
take into consideration
To receive advice cordially
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(Idiomatic) To listen to someone until that person has finished.
incline an ear to
To endeavor to hear
keep one's ears open
To endeavor to hear
give a hearing to
To endeavor to hear
(Idiomatic) To listen attentively
give attention to
To endeavor to hear
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take advice
To receive advice cordially
(Sports) To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.
not miss a trick
To endeavor to hear
To keep close watch over; supervise:
To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.
To come to or toward a common center
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auscultate
To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
To have a normally functioning ear or ears; be able to hear sounds
To attend an academic class on a not-for-academic-credit basis.
To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).
To gain access to private electronic communications, as through wiretapping or the interception of e-mail or cell phone calls.
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Antonyms for Listen
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
To decline to accept, agree to, or do something
be deaf to
To endeavor to hear
To refuse or reject as wrong or disgraceful
(Card Games) To remove (a card or cards) from one's hand
To utter words with the ordinary voice; talk
turn a deaf ear to
To endeavor to hear
To disregard is defined as to ignore or treat with a lack of respect.
To communicate, usually by means of speech.
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