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 #2 (permalink) Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:59 am 'Hear' versus 'Listen to' |
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Listen v Hear:
Listening is the active attempt to hear things.
Hearing happens involuntarily/passively whether you try or not.
You might have difficulty hearing something on the radio, now matter how hard you listen, because you can hear some other noise nearby, people talking loudly beside you.
If you want to hear something soft, quiet, in the distance you must listen carefully. |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Sep 05, 2006 19:49 pm 'Hear' versus 'Listen to' |
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Hi Tom
To add to what Art mentioned, here is my version of the basic differences:
hear --> This is a sense. It's not active, it's passive. You hear due to the fact that you have ears.
listen --> This is an active process. You listen because you want to know what is being said, because you enjoy the music, because you want to learn something, etc.
It is possible to hear someone talking without listening to them. The opposite is not possible!
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Sep 05, 2006 19:58 pm Listen vs. hear |
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Hi Tom,
In addition to what Amy and dOlier have said, you might want to take a look at this:
Hear vs listen
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic706.html
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Sep 05, 2006 21:14 pm 'Hear' versus 'Listen to' |
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| Tom wrote: |
Can we listen to someone coughing?
Can we listen to the door bell ringing?
Can we hear someone with full attention? |
And one more post to address the specific sentences:
You'd normally say "hear someone coughing".
However a worried mother might "listen to a sick child's coughing" in order to try to determine whether the cough was getting worse or improving, for example.
You'd normally "hear the doorbell ring".
When you are paying careful attention to what someone is saying, you're "listening to them carefully".
And, one more time, you have to first be able to hear something before you can listen to it.
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:05 am hear vs listen |
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| Hello, What is the difference between hear and listen?? And How I know when I need to use say or tell?? |
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:20 am 'Hear' versus 'Listen to' |
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When you HEAR st., the voice or sound goes into your ears without your attention.
When you LISTEN, the voice or sound goes into your ears with your attention (you want to)
We use SAY when we focus on the contents.
- Please say it again. - They say that he is very ill.
We use TELL when we have or focus on listeners.
- The teacher is telling the class an interesting story.
- Please tell him to come to the blackboard. |
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Oct 10, 2009 17:59 pm About listen and hear |
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| Is there a rule to use listen or hear in a sentence? I fillet test about it and I failed in this topic.Thanks. |
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