listen > define

verb

• Hear with intention.
  • usage: "Listen to the sound of this cello"
• Listen and pay attention.
  • usage: "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
  • synonyms: hear, take heed
• Pay close attention to; give heed to.
  • usage: "Heed the advice of the old men"
  • synonyms: heed, mind

• (v.i.) To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
• (v.t.) To attend to.
• (v.i.) To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.