opletten — meaning in English

English meaning

• listen verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.
• make sure phrase To take action to confirm that something is true or that something happens as intended.
• watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

opletten 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.
• make sure To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]
• pay attention (idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
• watch (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
• watch (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

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.

make sure — full definition

1. phrase To take action to confirm that something is true or that something happens as intended.
2. phrase Used before a clause to give an instruction that must not be overlooked.

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