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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Listen \Lis"ten\ (l[i^]s"'n), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Listened} (l[i^]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG. hlos[=e]n to listen, Gr. kly'ein, and E. loud. [root]41. See {Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]
1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.
When we have occasion to listen, and give a more particular attention to some sound, the tympanum is drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.
2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.
Listen to me, and by me be ruled. --Tennyson.
{To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]
Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and professors. --Fuller.
Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.
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