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Listening vs Learning - What's the difference?

listening | learning |

As nouns the difference between listening and learning

is that listening is action of the verb listening while learning is (uncountable) an act in which something is learned.

As verbs the difference between listening and learning

is that listening is while learning is .

As an adjective listening

is of something or someone that listens.

listening

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of something or someone that listens.
  • Any listening person can tell she's lying.
  • Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
  • He could hear better when he used his listening device.
  • Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
  • *
  • The safest cover lay close under the wall of the cañon, and here through the dense thickets Venters made his slow, listening advance toward the oval.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb listening
  • *, chapter=10
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
  • Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Derived terms

    * listening post * listening station

    Anagrams

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    learning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
  • Learning to ride a unicycle sounds exciting.
  • (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
  • The department head was also a scholar of great learning .
  • (countable) Something that has been learned
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 5, author=Stuart Elliott, title=Online Experiment for Print Magazine, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.” }}

    Usage notes

    Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form (m); see for details.

    Derived terms

    * book-learning * higher learning * learning curve * learning disability * learning by doing