listening

adjective · verb · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)Of something or someone that listens.
Any listening person can tell she's lying.
2.
(not comparable)Of 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.
3.
(not comparable)Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.

Động từ

verb

1.
(form of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of listen

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

listenings

1.
An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.
2.
An educational exercise involving listening.
OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.
3.
Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.

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Đồng nghĩa

agree assent hearken mind obey anticipate await expectwait forhear heed attend beheargive earhark list notepay attention

Trái nghĩa

disobey disregard ignore

Cùng gốc / liên quan

must-listening

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing.