listening

/'lisniɳ/

Thân thiện

A student is listening carefully to the teacher's instructions.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of paying attention to sound: "listening" refers to the conscious, active process of hearing and trying to understand sounds, especially speech or music.
   • The skill or activity of attentively hearing: It can also denote the practice or ability to hear something attentively.

Usage

• As a noun: "Listening" is used to describe the activity itself. It is often contrasted with simply "hearing," which is a more passive physical act.
  • Good listening is essential for effective communication.
  • The course focuses on improving your listening skills.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Active listening": A communication technique that requires the listener to fully concentrate, understand, respond, and then remember what is being said.
  • The counselor used active listening to understand the client's concerns.
• "Listening comprehension": The ability to understand spoken language.
  • The language exam tests both reading and listening comprehension.

Variants and Related Words

• Listen (verb): To give attention to a sound.
  • Please listen to the announcement.
• Listener (noun): A person who listens.
  • The radio host thanked her listeners.
• Listenable (adjective): Easy or pleasant to listen to.
  • The podcast is very listenable.

Synonyms

• Hearing (attentive): The act of perceiving sound.
• Paying attention: Directing one's focus toward a sound or speaker.
• Heeding: Paying careful attention to.

Related Phrases

• Listening device: A piece of equipment used for listening, often secretly.
  • A listening device was found in the room.
• Listening post: A place for listening, especially to enemy communications.
  • The soldiers manned the listening post.

Idioms

• To be all ears: To be listening eagerly and attentively.
  • Tell me your story—I'm all ears.
• To listen in: To listen to a conversation, especially secretly.
  • He was accused of listening in on private phone calls.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of hearing attentively
   • you can learn a lot by just listening
   • they make good music--you should give them a hearing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hearing