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listen in Persian

گوش دادَن guš dâdan

/ˈlɪsən/

listen in Persian: گوش دادَن (guš dâdan), گوش کَرْدَن (guš kardan), اِسْتِماع کَرْدَن (estemâ' kardan), نِیوشیدَن (niyušidan). 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.

Persian words for listen

to pay attention to a sound
گوش دادَن guš dâdan, گوش کَرْدَن guš kardan, اِسْتِماع کَرْدَن estemâ' kardan, نِیوشیدَن niyušidan, گوشیدَن gušidan
to hear (something)
شِنیدَن šenidan, شُنیدَن šonidan

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 Persian

What is the meaning of listen in Persian?
Listen in Persian is گوش دادَن (guš dâdan), گوش کَرْدَن (guš kardan), اِسْتِماع کَرْدَن (estemâ' kardan), نِیوشیدَن (niyušidan).
معنی listen چیست؟
Listen: گوش دادَن (guš dâdan), گوش کَرْدَن (guš kardan), اِسْتِماع کَرْدَن (estemâ' kardan), نِیوشیدَن (niyušidan).
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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