écouter — meaning in English

English meaning

• listen verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.

Senses

écouter 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.
• listen (intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

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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