listen vs hear
Definitions
verb
- hear with intention
- listen and pay attention
- pay close attention to; give heed to
Examples
Although he has mellowed a little since then, he is still a long way from being easy listening.
He seemed a little taken aback, sat and listened with fur bristling, one hand stroking the back of the other.
Though Jane tells herself stories, listens to stories told by others, and reads, she never writes anything other than a few letters-misaddressed and undelivered letters, at that.
Definitions
verb
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- listen and pay attention
- receive a communication from someone
Examples
When the King heard this, he bade his son be slain; but on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercession and kissed ground in prostration.
A heart will not be hurt for pursuing a dream, when you truly want something, all the universe conspires to help you complete the.
Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
