listener

CEFRA2

/ˈlɪsənə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who listens to someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.

Examples

  • He is a good listener but a poor speaker.

  • Be a good listener.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈlɪsnə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person's ear.

  2. Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

  3. A musical anthology.

More examples

In context

  • And then her words tumbled out in a passion of communication, as though she hurried before her listener could be taken away.

  • […] she would set herself going, telling the most interminable stories, until the last listener was fast asleep[…]

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

During the guided meditation, the calm blank focused on every word the instructor said.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From listen + -er.