| Listen 1. (v. i.) To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend. 2. (v. i.) To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey. 3. (v. t.) To attend to. Thesaurus Entries NB, attend, attend to, auscultate, be all ears, bend an ear, bug, cock the ears, eavesdrop, examine by ear, give attention, give audience to, give ear, give ear to, hark, hear, hear out, hearken, hearken to, heed, intercept, lend an ear, listen at, listen in, listen to, mind, obey, pay attention to, sit in on, straitened circumstances, tap, wiretap | ![]() |