listening (verb)

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• listening — 1. adjective Of something that listens, or is used in order to listen. Any listening person can tell shes lying. 2. noun Action of the verb to listen You can learn a lot from grandparents by listening …   Wiktionary

• verb — 1. noun /vɜː(r)b/ A word that indicates an action, event, or state. The word “speak” is an English verb. 2. verb /vɜː(r)b/ a) To use any word that is not a verb (especially a noun) as if it were a verb. Haig, in congressional hearings before his… …   Wiktionary

• auxiliary verb — a word used in construction with and preceding certain forms of other verbs, as infinitives or participles, to express distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, etc., as did in Did you go?, am in I am listening, have in We have spoken, or can in They… …   Universalium

• listen — verb ADVERB ▪ actively, attentively, carefully, closely, hard, intently ▪ Now, listen very carefully to what she says. ▪ half heartedly …   Collocations dictionary

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chime in — verb break into a conversation her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation • Syn: ↑cut in, ↑put in, ↑butt in, ↑chisel in, ↑barge in, ↑break in • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• horn in — verb search or inquire in a meddlesome way This guy is always nosing around the office • Syn: ↑intrude, ↑pry, ↑nose, ↑poke • See Also: ↑nose out (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• listen in — verb 1. listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑listen • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. listen without the speaker s knowledge the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife s conversations …   Useful english dictionary

• hang around — verb be about (Freq. 7) The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square Who is this man that is hanging around the department? • Syn: ↑loiter, ↑lounge, ↑footle, ↑lollygag, ↑loaf, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• go off half-cocked — verb act prematurely or without reflection or too soon she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half cocked • Syn: ↑go off at half cock • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary