Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Listen (-ing, -s)
listen (-ing, -s), v. [OE lystan, to hear.]
- Await; expect; strive to hear the sound of a loved one's voice.
- Hear; pay attention; [fig.] attend; yield; become quiet.
- Keep still; remain quiet.
- Phrase. “listen to”: perceive the sound of.
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