Definition of listen_to
1. listen [ v ] hear with intention
Examples:
"Listen to the sound of this cello"
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
Recently I was struck anew by the divergent approaches , when in the course of one afternoon and evening I listened to no fewer than ten different performances .
But Schnabel was a great teacher in_addition_to being a great performer , and the fact that four of the ten versions I listened to are by Schnabel pupils ( Clifford_Curzon , Frank_Glazer , Adrian_Aeschbacher , and Victor_Babin ) also sheds_light_on the master 's pedagogical skills .
The Command technique invites you to listen to the depth of the orchestration .
(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
Lawrence listened with the practiced , deceptive calm of the lawyer , but his face was in the shadow .
(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)
A knot of old worshippers , chiefly women , listened weekly to a sermon .
Synonyms listen Related Terms perceive attend listen_in hear_out hark listen_in listen_in hear2. listen [ v ] listen and pay attention
Examples:
"Listen to your father"
"We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
Yet you feel the orchestra is near at_hand , and the individual instruments have the same firm presence associated with listening from a good seat in an acoustically perfect hall .
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
If he were to go with White , he would be out there two days , not just listening in the dark at some point between here and Papa-san , but moving ever deeper into enemy land - behind Papa-san itself .
(Francis Pollini, Night....)
He listened , waited , nothing happened .
`` You - Listen !
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
`` Do not listen to that Frenchman .
Synonyms listen take_heed hear Related Terms concentrate incline hearer listening3. listen [ v ] pay close attention to; give heed to
Examples:
"Heed the advice of the old men"
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
Eileen had a wonderful way of not listening to things she did n't want_to hear .
(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)
`` Listen to me , Jorge , I 've had enough to your sassing .
Synonyms heed listen mind Related Terms obey listeningSimilar Spelling
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