Definitions
1.verbTo pay attention to a sound or speech."Please listen carefully as I explain. I like to listen to music."
2.verbTo expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal."You should listen for the starting gun."
3.verbTo accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent."Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK? Good children listen to their parents."
4.verbTo hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
5.adjectiveOf something or someone that listens."Any listening person can tell she's lying."
6.adjectiveOf something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear."He could hear better when he used his listening device."
7.adjectiveOf an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.