listener

listen / 'lÇsn / v

၁။ ~ (to sb/sth) နားထောင်သည်။ နာသည်။
We listened carefully but heard nothing. ❍ Listen! What’s that noise? ❍ You’re not listening to me/to what I’m saying! ❍ FEEL¹
၂။ ~ (to sb/sth) နာခံသည်။ နားထောင် သည်။
I never listen to (ie believe) what salesmen tell me. ❍ I should never have listened to him. ❍ Why won’t you listen to reason? ❍ I warned her not to go but she wouldn’t listen.
n (usu sing ) (infml ) နားထောင်ကြည့်ခြင်း။ Have a listen and see if you like it.
❏ listener n (က) နားထောင်သူ။ a good listener (ie sb who can be relied on to listen with attention or sympathy).
(ခ) နားဆင်သူ။ သောတရှင်။
❏ listen (out) for sth [PHRV ] နားစွင့်သည်။ Please listen out for the phone while I’m in the garden.
❏ listen in (on/to sth) [PHRV ]
၁။ နားထောင်သည်။ listen in to the BBC World Service.
၂။ ချောင်း နားထောင်သည်။ She loves listening in on other people’s conversations. ❍ The criminals did not know the police were listening in (eg by recording their telephone calls).