listen
gb/lˈɪsən/ us/lˈɪsən/
A1
Angielski
~ 900
hallgat, meghallgat, megfogad
CZASOWNIK
A1
1
hallgat
A1
meghallgat
A2
Schemat użycia:
to listen to [something/someone]
She listened to the radio while cooking dinner.
Vacsorafőzés közben rádiót hallgatott.
Please listen carefully to the instructions before starting the test.
Kérjük, figyelmesen hallgassa meg az utasításokat, mielőtt elkezdi a tesztet.
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
I listen to music every day.
Mindennap zenét hallgatok.
Please listen to me.
Kérlek, hallgass meg.
Listen to the teacher.
She listens to the birds in the morning.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'listen' with 'hear'. 'Listen' means to pay attention on purpose, while 'hear' means the sound reaches your ears without effort.
Znaczenie
Pay attention to sound
Kolokacje
listen carefully
|listen closely
|listen intently
|listen quietly
|listen attentively
Synonimy
hear (Refers simply to perceiving sound, without implying active attention.)
|
attend (More formal; means to focus one's mind on what is being said.)
Antonimy
ignore (To deliberately not pay attention to something.)
Tematy
daily life
|communication
|music
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
To use your ears to hear and understand sounds or words.
To give attention with the ear in order to hear or understand sounds, speech, or music.
CZASOWNIK
A2
2
Schemat użycia:
to listen to [someone/something]
You should listen to your doctor if you want to get better.
Hallgatnod kellene az orvosodra, ha meg akarsz gyógyulni.
He never listens to my suggestions.
Soha nem hallgat a javaslataimra.
They listened to the teacher and finished their homework on time.
If you had listened to me, this wouldn't have happened.
Przykłady dla uczących się
Listen to your parents.
Hallgass a szüleidre.
I listen to my teacher's advice.
Hallgatok a tanárom tanácsára.
She listens to her friends when they talk.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may forget that 'listen' in this sense still requires 'to' before the person or advice.
Znaczenie
Pay attention and act on advice
Kolokacje
listen to advice
|listen to reason
|listen to your parents
Synonimy
heed (More formal; means to take notice of and act upon advice or warning.)
Antonimy
disregard (To pay no attention to advice or warnings.)
Tematy
communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
To do what someone advises or asks you to do.
To take notice of and consider advice, a warning, or a request from someone.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
listen
IPA
GB/lˈɪsən/
US/lˈɪsən/
Sylaby i akcent
listen (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (listen)
Formy wyrazu
Verb
- Base: listen
- 3rd Person Singular: listens
- Present Participle: listening
- Past: listened
Rodzina wyrazów
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
Wyrażenia
listen in
1/lˈɪsən ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Secretly hear a conversation
To hear a conversation without joining it, often secretly.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- He listened with half an ear while watching TV.
- I was only listening with half an ear during the meeting.