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Listening

of Listen

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Narrower term 1

Auscultation 76% connected

The act of listening or hearkening to.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 2

Perception 76% connected

The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discer…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sensing 76% connected

of Sense

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Listen 74% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Listen 74% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Hearing 92% connected

of Hear

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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