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Meaning of listening | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈlɪs.nɪŋ

Definitions

  1. Listen.
  2. An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
  3. An educational exercise involving listening.
  4. monitoring
  5. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
  6. tapping
  7. scout
  8. third-person singular present indicative

Equivalents

Examples

“This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.”
“It is an album that rewards multiple listenings.”
“OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.”
“You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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