listen

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
listen/ˈlɪsn/

▶verb give one's attention to a sound.

■ respond to advice or a request.

■ make an effort to hear something.

■ (listen in) listen to a private conversation.

■ (listen in) listen to a radio broadcast.

▶noun an act of listening.

– derivatives
listener noun,
listenership noun.

– origin OE hlysnan ‘pay attention to’, of Gmc origin.