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listened
(encz) | listened,poslouchal v: Zdeněk Brož |
Listened
(gcide) | Listen \Lis"ten\ (l[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Listened
(l[i^]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Listening.] [OE. listnen,
listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing,
OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to
wait in suspense, OHG. hlos[=e]n to listen, Gr. kly`ein, and
E. loud. [root]41. See Loud, and cf. List to listen.]
1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to
give ear; to hearken; to attend.
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When we have occasion to listen, and give a more
particular attention to some sound, the tympanum is
drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.
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2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to
obey.
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Listen to me, and by me be ruled. --Tennyson.
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To listen after, to take an interest in. [Obs.]
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Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;
scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and
professors. --Fuller.
Syn: To attend; hearken. See Attend.
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listened
(encz) | listened,poslouchal v: Zdeněk Brož |
Glistened
(gcide) | Glisten \Glis"ten\ (gl[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] [OE. glistnian,
akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E.
glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.]
To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild,
subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating
light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
Syn: See Flash.
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