hear oneself think

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To engage in mental activity without being distracted by noise.

Examples

“Please ⟳ turn ⟳ down that music. I can hardly hear ⟳ myself think ⟳.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

hear out hear tell hear the end of it hear the grass grow hear the last of hear things

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