Listen vs Intercept - What's the difference?
listen | intercept | Synonyms |
(lb) To pay attention to a sound or speech.
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*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=1 (lb) To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
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*:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
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*:He reined Wrangle to a walk, halted now and then to listen , and then proceeded cautiously with shifting and alert gaze.
(lb) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
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*:Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest.
To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
*1485 , Sir (Thomas Malory), (w, Le Morte d'Arthur) , Book XX:
*:‘But, sir, lyars ye have lystened , and that hath caused grete debate betwyxte you and me.’
*1592 , (William Shakespeare), : v 3
*:Lady, vouchsafe to listen what I say.
An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
(senseid)An interception of a missile.
(algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
*2012 , Alice Kaseberg, Greg Cripe, Peter Wildman, Introductory Algebra: Everyday Explorations ,
*:Because the horizontal-axis intercept' occurs when y=0 and the vertical-axis '''intercept''' occurs when x=0, we can find the ' intercepts algebraically.
To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
(sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
Listen is a synonym of intercept.
As nouns the difference between listen and intercept
is that listen is while intercept is an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.As a verb intercept is
to stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).listen
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Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
Usage notes
In English, listen'' and ''hear'' are two primary verbs relating to audial perception. To (hear) represents automatic, unconscious, or passive perception of sound, while ''listen generally represents intentional, conscious, or purposeful use of the sense of hearing. The difference is expressed in the following quotation: : As the silence took hold in the darkness, Sam realized that she had been hearing', though not '''listening to, various low-level sounds—the hum of air conditioning and life support, the pulse of some faraway oxygen pump, the faint buzz of the electrical and lighting systems. —Justin Richards (1999) ''Demontage , chapter 5, page 92. A similar distinction exists between see'' and ''watch in English.Quotations
* (English Citations of "listen")Synonyms
* (to pay attention) attend, behear, give ear, hark, hear, heed, list, mind, note, pay attention * (to expect or wait for a sound) await, anticipate, expect, wait for * (to accept advice or instruction) agree, assent, mind, obey * (to hear) hear, mind, heed * See alsoAntonyms
* (to pay attention) ignore * (to accept advice or instruction) disobey, disregardCoordinate terms
* speak * talkDerived terms
* listenability * listenable * listener * listenership * listening * listen in * listen up * listening post * listening station * relisten * unlistenableSee also
* hearintercept
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Noun
(en noun)page 278
See also
* (an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call) bugVerb
(en verb)- The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.
