If you listen to someone who is talking or to a sound, you give your attention to them or it. He spent his time listening to the radio Sonia was not listening. + listener listeners lis·ten·er One or two listeners had fallen asleep while the President was speaking
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
You say listen when you want someone to pay attention to you because you are going to say something important. Listen, I finish at one. = look. a listen an act of listening
If you listen for a sound, you keep alert and are ready to hear it if it occurs. We listen for footsteps approaching They're both asleep upstairs, but you don't mind listening just in case of trouble, do you? Listen out means the same as listen. I didn't really listen out for the lyrics