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The German word for to listen is
hören





to listen

German Definition


listen
     Verb:
     [1] zuhören, hören
          [1] We listened to the CD.
            Wir hörten die CD.
          [1] Kids, please listen to me!
            Kinder, bitte hört mir zu.



Translations for listen and their definitions

Zuhören
     n. gerund of zuhören
     v. (with dative object) to listen (to someone or something)
          Hör mir zu. - Listen to me.


Lauschen
     n. gerund of lauschen
     v. to listen (to wait for a sound)
     v. to eavesdrop
     v. to listen to
          Lausch meinem Wunsch — wecke die Macht in meinem Herz. - Listen to my wish — awaken the power in my heart.


Hören ©
     n. hearing
     v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
     v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
     v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on
     v. to get, to receive
     v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction)
          Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents.
     v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn)
     v. to hear (to be contacted (by))


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