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lytte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • eavesdrop verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
  • listen verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.

Senses

lytte is used for these senses in English:

  • listen (intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

eavesdrop — full definition

  1. verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
  2. noun The narrow strip of ground around a house where rainwater drips off the roof.

listen — full definition

  1. verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.
  2. verb To take someone's advice or do what they say.

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