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(v)
(intransitive, idiomatic) To pay attention.
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(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
(n)
The capability for rational thought.
(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
(archaic, often imperative) To listen attentively.
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
An instance of viewing something.
(adj)
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
(uncountable) Mental focus.
The quality or state of being responsive.
(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
Answering, replying or responding
(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
the characteristic of being receptive
Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.
(intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
(transitive) To pronounce.
(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
(transitive) To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.
The act of receiving.
(transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
(intransitive, now) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).
(adv)
At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
Misspelling of know. [(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.]
(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
To give or write a receipt (for something).
(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow.
(ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
To make a non-linear physical movement.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
(colloquial) Used to address a group of people regardless of gender.
To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
Adjusted in pitch or resonance.
Brought into harmony; harmonized.
(informal) A debutante (a young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society).
To address someone as dude.
(music) The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.
Electronic surveillance.
The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
(transitive) To install or to use such a connection.
(computing) Affected by a bug (computer error).
A portable or wearable timepiece.
(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
To greet with a "hey"
Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
(transitive) To inspect; to examine.
Alternative spelling of OK. [(transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.]
(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
A female given name from German or Hebrew.
A diminutive of the male given names Martin or Marten.
A male given name, equivalent to English Mark.
(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
(N)
(Icelandic: Röddin) a 2006 translation of a 2003 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, in his Detective Erlendur series.
A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
Pronunciation spelling of look at. [(transitive) To observe or watch.]
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.
(transitive) To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
(idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
To diligently work on; to pay attention to.
(transitive) To receive.
(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
(ambitransitive) To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
(idiomatic, transitive) To pay attention.
(idiomatic) To listen to someone.
(idiomatic, archaic, intransitive) To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
(slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
(transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
That has been perceived aurally.
In an attentive manner.
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
(transitive) To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.