Difference between listen and hear

Barbora · #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2005 13:55 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

Test No. incompl/elem-4 "Listen/Hear", question 7

Now will you please ......... me and pay attention to what I'm saying because it's very important.

(a) hear
(b) listen to
(c) hearing
(d) listening to

Test No. incompl/elem-4 "Listen/Hear", answer 7

Now will you please listen to me and pay attention to what I'm saying because it's very important.

Correct answer: (b) listen to

Your answer was: incorrect
Now will you please hear me and pay attention to what I'm saying because it's very important.
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Why I can?t use hear? For example, I?m just hearing and someone want me to pay attention.

Alan · #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2005 16:27 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

You wouldn't ask someone to hear you because you can hear all the time. You want them to listen to you, which means pay attention to them at one particular time. It's the same as see which you do all the time and look at which is to turn your eyes on to something particular.
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Guest · #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2005 20:07 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

Perfect explanation ! Thank you !

Guest · #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 29, 2005 15:58 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

Yes, I have just taken it in.
This is the best explanation of hear/listen to I have ever read.

Thank you Alan.

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Amit2ss2003enator · #5 (permalink) Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:39 am *Difference between listen and hear*

yepp awesome explanation......thank you !!!
can u explain ....which one is right ??
He is weeping or he is crying ..and if first one is wrong then what is reason behind it ???

Sathstars · #6 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 14:12 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

yup:) now i understand the diffrence between these two.thank you so much for such good explanation

Aprillove20 · #7 (permalink) Thu Nov 11, 2010 0:22 am *Difference between listen and hear*

i agree with your explanation because the word listen is preferring to some one that you have to attention what's his/she saying.

Mastewal · #8 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 13:49 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

yes it is and you are right !!!!!

Ssswathi · #9 (permalink) Sun Jun 19, 2011 20:01 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

thx for the english I am learing a lot in this .

Zainb · #10 (permalink) Sun Jun 19, 2011 21:48 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

yea , thats right ... thank you very much ...

Wly · #11 (permalink) Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:06 am *Difference between listen and hear*

Hi, everybody

Could you tell me what is different from see, look at, and watch?
Thank you.

Jomiev1 · #12 (permalink) Mon Nov 21, 2011 19:27 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

Hi Mr Alan.Thanks a lot for you best explanation.
best regards.

Jomiev1 · #13 (permalink) Mon Nov 21, 2011 19:30 pm *Difference between listen and hear*

to Wly

look to the Alan's explanation there you can find answer for you questions.

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