<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.</li><li>To pay attention; heed; obey (often followed by to): Children don't always listen to their parents.</li><li>To wait attentively for a sound (usually followed by for): to listen for sounds of their return.</li><li>Informal: to convey a particular impression to the hearer; sound: The new recording doesn't listen as well as the old one.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>Archaic: to give ear to; hear.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb phrase:</strong></p><ul><li>To listen to a radio or television broadcast: Listen in tomorrow for the names of the lottery winners.</li><li>To overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop: Someone was listening in to his private calls.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>