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English Dictionary: Listen	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
listen v hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" Synonym(s): listen, hear, take heed pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" Synonym(s): heed, mind, listen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Listen \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG. hlos[c7]n to listen, Gr. [?], and E. loud. [root]41. See {Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.] 1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend. When we have occasion to listen, and give a more particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder. 2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey. Listen to me, and by me be ruled. --Tennyson. {To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.] Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and professors. --Fuller. Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Listen \Lis"ten\, v. t. To attend to. [Obs.] --Shak.