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listening — n. the act of hearing attentively. Syn: hearing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
listening in — listening secretly, eavesdropping … English contemporary dictionary
listening — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Listening is used before these nouns: ↑comprehension, ↑exercise, ↑experience, ↑skill, ↑test {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Listening is used with these nouns: ↑audience, ↑ear … Collocations dictionary
Listening — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
listening — Synonyms and related words: all ears, attention, attentive, audibility, audience, audition, aural examination, aural sense, auscultation, bugging, conference, eager attention, ear, eavesdropping, electronic surveillance, examination by ear,… … Moby Thesaurus
listening — klausymasis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. listening vok. Abhören, n; Mithören, n rus. подслушивание, n pranc. écoute, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
listening — noun the act of hearing attentively you can learn a lot by just listening they make good music you should give them a hearing • Syn: ↑hearing • Derivationally related forms: ↑hear (for: ↑hearing), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Listening problems — include six types of obstacles associated with effective listening practices: Shift Response, Competitive Interrupting, Glazing Over, Pseudolistening, Ambushing, and Content only response. [Rothwell 188] Shift response Shift response occurs when… … Wikipedia
Listening Books — is a UK audiobook charity founded in 1959 by Norma Skemp. [ Our Founder , [http://www.listening books.org.uk/founder.htm Listening Books website] accessed 20 August 2008] . It provides a subscription [… … Wikipedia
listening figures — ➔ figure1 * * * listening figures UK US noun [plural] UK ► COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING the number of people who listen to a particular radio programme or radio station: »The official listening figures for the quarter are not yet in. → See also… … Financial and business terms
