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Webster 1913 Edition

Listen

Lis′ten

(lĭs′’n)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Listened
(lĭs′’nd)
;
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.
hlosēn
to listen, Gr.
κλύειν
, and E.
loud
. √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 some 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.]
Syn. – To attend; hearken. See
Attend
.

Lis′ten

,
Verb.
T.
To attend to.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Listen

LIST'EN

,
Verb.
I.
lis'n.
1.
To hearken; to give ear; to attend closely with a view to hear.
On the green bank I sat, and listened long.
2.
To obey; to yield to advice; to follow admonition.

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