Talk:listen

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listen

Sense:

• v. To have a chat with someone, particularly a confidential one.

Tagged a while ago but I don't see that it was listed. Cynewulf 15:51, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

RFV failed. Sense deleted. —Ruakh_TALK 20:51, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Etymology

This origin, following the correct path, is not derived from Welsh GLUST[2] > 'Clyst'[6], as in 'Clyst Honiton', (meaning, 'within the hearing' or 'ear' of Honiton) et cetera. GLUST, ('Ü', pronounced as in French RUE) < Proto-Celtic *GLEU[4] < Proto-Indo-European *KLEU[5], or *GeLrÛ[3], > Sanscrit root ŚRŪ[7] (hear). Andrew H. Gray 12:33, 12 September 2015 (UTC) Andrew (talk)

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods.

list'n

%22&hl=es&pg=PA277#v=onepage&q=%22list'nin%22&f=false list'n --Backinstadiums (talk) 00:53, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

"list'nin" might not imply the existence of "list'n". Equinox ◑ 01:13, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

English noun sense

This is also used as a noun in English: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=%22a+few+listens%22 I kinda suck at making entries, so I'll let someone else do it. - dcljr (talk) 05:53, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

make conscious effort to hear

To concentrate on hearing somebody or something
We listened for the sound of the geese overhead.

--Backinstadiums (talk) 19:11, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

We have it. "To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal." Equinox ◑ 19:23, 26 September 2020 (UTC)