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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/ [UK, US], /ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-listening.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|listnynge}} Middle English listnynge, {{m|enm|lustninde}} lustninde, {{inh|en|ang|hlysnende}} Old English hlysnende, {{suffix|en|listen|ing}} listen + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} listening (not comparable)
  1. Of something or someone that listens. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of something that listens): kuunteleva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-listening-en-adj-XfAsd8td Disambiguation of 'of something that listens': 67 24 9
  2. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (of something that is used in order to hear): kuulo- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-listening-en-adj-RusjzLhX Disambiguation of Linguistics: 6 17 4 4 6 32 31 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 8 26 6 7 8 20 26 Disambiguation of 'of something that is used in order to hear': 3 95 2
  3. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds): varovainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-listening-en-adj-Whh59HLw Disambiguation of 'of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds': 1 3 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: must-listening
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/ [UK, US], /ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-listening.ogg [US] Forms: listenings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|listnynge}} Middle English listnynge, {{m|enm|lustnynge}} lustnynge, {{m|enm|lystenynge}} lystenynge, {{suffix|en|listen|ing}} listen + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} listening (plural listenings)
  1. An act by which something or somebody is listened to. Translations (act by which something or somebody is listened to): ἀκρόασις (akróasis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), kuuntelu (Finnish), écoute [feminine] (French), Zuhören [neuter] (German), auditus (Latin), lytting [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lytting [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), слу́шание (slúšanije) [neuter] (Russian), прослу́шивание (proslúšivanije) [neuter] (Russian), слу́хання (slúxannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), прослухо́вування (prosluxóvuvannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-listening-en-noun-JNuyWGDg Disambiguation of 'act by which something or somebody is listened to': 96 2 3
  2. An educational exercise involving listening.
    Sense id: en-listening-en-noun-ZZEFvTkq
  3. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language. Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (ability of perceiving spoken language): luisteren [neuter] (Dutch), kuullun ymmärtäminen (Finnish), kemampuan mendengar (Indonesian), kemampuan menyimak (Indonesian), ауди́рование (audírovanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-listening-en-noun-PJJTNld2 Disambiguation of Linguistics: 6 17 4 4 6 32 31 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 8 26 6 7 8 20 26 Disambiguation of 'ability of perceiving spoken language': 1 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: active listening, baby listening, easy listening, listening comprehension, listening fatigue, listening watch, social listening
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/ [UK, US], /ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-listening.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|listnynge}} Middle English listnynge, {{m|enm|lustninde}} lustninde, {{inh|en|ang|hlysnende}} Old English hlysnende, {{suffix|en|listen|ing}} listen + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} listening
  1. present participle and gerund of listen Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: listen Categories (topical): Hearing, Linguistics Derived forms: listening post, listening station
    Sense id: en-listening-en-verb-C~77YR20 Disambiguation of Hearing: 5 29 5 6 4 14 37 Disambiguation of Linguistics: 6 17 4 4 6 32 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 20 8 6 9 17 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 8 26 6 7 8 20 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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          "text": "This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.",
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          "ref": "2010 May 3, Michael Senior, “CD Review: Massive Attack, \"Heligoland\"”, in The Oklahoman, archived from the original on 2024-01-03",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "listen",
        "3": "ing"
      },
      "expansion": "listen + -ing",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "Any listening person can tell she's lying."
        }
      ],
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        "Of something or someone that listens."
      ],
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        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ]
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "He could hear better when he used his listening device."
        }
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        "Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear."
      ],
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        [
          "hear",
          "hear"
        ]
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
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    {
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        "Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds."
      ],
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        [
          "caution",
          "caution"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ]
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/En-us-listening.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of something that listens",
      "word": "kuunteleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of something that is used in order to hear",
      "word": "kuulo-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds",
      "word": "varovainen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "listening"
}

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    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ing",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns",
    "en:Hearing",
    "en:Linguistics"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "listening post"
    },
    {
      "word": "listening station"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "listen",
        "3": "ing"
      },
      "expansion": "listen + -ing",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing.",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "verb form"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "listen"
        }
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        "present participle and gerund of listen"
      ],
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          "listen",
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/",
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        "UK",
        "US"
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/En-us-listening.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "listening"
}

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    "English nouns",
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ing",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbal nouns",
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    "en:Linguistics"
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    {
      "word": "active listening"
    },
    {
      "word": "baby listening"
    },
    {
      "word": "easy listening"
    },
    {
      "word": "listening comprehension"
    },
    {
      "word": "listening fatigue"
    },
    {
      "word": "listening watch"
    },
    {
      "word": "social listening"
    }
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      },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "listen",
        "3": "ing"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing.",
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    {
      "form": "listenings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 May 3, Michael Senior, “CD Review: Massive Attack, \"Heligoland\"”, in The Oklahoman, archived from the original on 2024-01-03",
          "text": "It is an album that rewards multiple listenings.",
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        }
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        "An act by which something or somebody is listened to."
      ],
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          "listen"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        {
          "text": "OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An educational exercise involving listening."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/En-us-listening.ogg/En-us-listening.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/En-us-listening.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "word": "kuuntelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "écoute"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zuhören"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "akróasis",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀκρόασις"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "word": "auditus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lytting"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lytting"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slúšanije",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "слу́шание"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proslúšivanije",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прослу́шивание"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "slúxannja",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "слу́хання"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prosluxóvuvannja",
      "sense": "act by which something or somebody is listened to",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прослухо́вування"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ability of perceiving spoken language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "luisteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ability of perceiving spoken language",
      "word": "kuullun ymmärtäminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "ability of perceiving spoken language",
      "word": "kemampuan mendengar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "ability of perceiving spoken language",
      "word": "kemampuan menyimak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "audírovanije",
      "sense": "ability of perceiving spoken language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ауди́рование"
    }
  ],
  "word": "listening"
}

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