listen

  • (noun): An instance of listening.
  • (verb): To pay attention to a sound or speech.
  • (verb): To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
  • (verb): To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
  • (verb): To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
  • Give the motor a listen and tell me if it sounds off.
  • Please listen carefully as I explain.  I like to listen to music.
  • You should listen for the starting gun.
  • Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK?  Good children listen to their parents.