listen
verb
to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a sound
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To listen
hear out
to listen to someone until they have finished speaking, without interrupting them
hear from
to listen to someone who is speaking about a particular thing
listen in
to secretly listen to what someone says
read someone’s lips
to know what someone is saying by looking at the shapes their lips make when they talk, for example because you are unable to hear
hang on someone’s every word
to listen very carefully to what someone is saying
strain your eyes/ears
to try very hard to see or hear something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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