listen
gb/lˈɪsən/ us/lˈɪsən/
A1
Anglų
~ 900
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
A1
action
1
Pay attention to sound
To use your ears to hear and understand sounds or words.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to listen to [something/someone]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'listen' with 'hear'. 'Listen' means to pay attention on purpose, while 'hear' means the sound reaches your ears without effort.
Sinonimai
hear (Refers simply to perceiving sound, without implying active attention.)
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attend (More formal; means to focus one's mind on what is being said.)
Antonimai
ignore (To deliberately not pay attention to something.)
Kolokacijos
listen carefully
|listen closely
|listen intently
|listen quietly
|listen attentively
Temos
daily life
|communication
|music
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- She listened to the radio while cooking dinner.
- Please listen carefully to the instructions before starting the test.
- He listened intently to the speaker's story.
- I like to listen to music when I work.
- They listened quietly as the teacher explained the lesson.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I listen to music every day.
- Please listen to me.
- Listen to the teacher.
- She listens to the birds in the morning.
Veiksmažodis
A2
action
2
Pay attention and act on advice
To do what someone advises or asks you to do.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to listen to [someone/something]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may forget that 'listen' in this sense still requires 'to' before the person or advice.
Sinonimai
heed (More formal; means to take notice of and act upon advice or warning.)
Antonimai
disregard (To pay no attention to advice or warnings.)
Kolokacijos
listen to advice
|listen to reason
|listen to your parents
Temos
communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- You should listen to your doctor if you want to get better.
- He never listens to my suggestions.
- They listened to the teacher and finished their homework on time.
- If you had listened to me, this wouldn't have happened.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- Listen to your parents.
- I listen to my teacher's advice.
- She listens to her friends when they talk.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
listen
IPA
GB/lˈɪsən/
US/lˈɪsən/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
listen (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (listen)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: listen
- 3rd Person Singular: listens
- Present Participle: listening
- Past: listened
Žodžių šeima
Forms
listens
verb
listening
verb
listened
verb
Core family
listener
noun A2
Advanced or less common
listenable
adjective
listenership
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unlistenable
adjective
Posakiai
listen in
1/lˈɪsən ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Secretly hear a conversation
To hear a conversation without joining it, often secretly.
Pavyzdžiai
- She listened in on their phone call.
- Reporters often try to listen in on private meetings.
listen to reason
1/lˈɪsən tə ɹˈizən/
fixed phrase
Accept sensible advice or logic
To agree with someone's good advice or logical argument.
Pavyzdžiai
- After a long talk, he finally listened to reason and apologized.
- I wish she would listen to reason and stop driving so fast.
listen up
1/lˈɪsən ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
informal
Pay attention right now
Used to tell people to start paying attention immediately.
Pavyzdžiai
- Listen up, everyone! I have an important announcement.
- Okay team, listen up! Here's what we're going to do.
listen with half an ear
1/lˈɪsən wˈɪθ hˈæf ən ˈɪɹ/
idiom
informal
Listen without full attention
To hear someone but not give them your full attention.
Pavyzdžiai
- He listened with half an ear while watching TV.
- I was only listening with half an ear during the meeting.