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listen in Malay

dengar

/ˈlɪsən/

listen in Malay: dengar, pasang telinga. In English, listen means to use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

Malay words for listen

to pay attention to a sound
dengar
to expect or wait for a sound
pasang telinga
to hear (something)
dengar
to accept advice or obey instruction
dengar

English meaning of listen

  1. verb To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
  2. verb To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
  3. noun An instance of listening.

Full definition of listen

listen in a sentence

  • Please listen carefully as I explain.
  • I could hear you talking upstairs, but I didn’t really listen to your conversation.
  • Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK?

Synonyms of listen

All synonyms of listen

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Questions about listen in Malay

What is the meaning of listen in Malay?
Listen in Malay is dengar, pasang telinga.
Apakah maksud listen dalam bahasa Melayu?
Listen: dengar, pasang telinga.
What does listen mean in English?
Listen means to use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: listen (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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