listener

[lis-uhn]

lis·ten

[lis-uhn]
verb (used without object)
1.
to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
2.
to pay attention; heed; obey (often followed by to): Children don't always listen to their parents.
3.
to wait attentively for a sound (usually followed by for): to listen for sounds of their return.
4.
Informal. to convey a particular impression to the hearer; sound: The new recording doesn't listen as well as the old one.
verb (used with object)
5.
Archaic. to give ear to; hear.

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Listener is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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listen in,
a.
to listen to a radio or television broadcast: Listen in tomorrow for the names of the lottery winners.
b.
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop: Someone was listening in to his private calls.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English lis(t)nen, Old English hlysnan; cognate with Middle High German lüsenen, Swedish lyssna; akin to list5

lis·ten·er, noun
re·lis·ten, verb
un·lis·ten·ing, adjective


1. See hear.

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listen (ˈlɪsən)
 
vb
1.  to concentrate on hearing something
2.  to take heed; pay attention: I told you many times but you wouldn't listen
 
[Old English hlysnan; related to Old High German lūstrēn]
 
'listener
 
n

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