{"id":72316,"date":"2019-09-20T05:28:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T05:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72316"},"modified":"2019-09-20T05:28:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T05:28:12","slug":"hear-vs-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/hear-vs-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear vs. Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hear<\/b> means become aware of sound <\/i>through the ears. It is the ordinary word to say that something comes to our ears<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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  • \u2019Can you speak a bit louder? I can\u2019t hear <\/b>you.\u2019<\/li>\n
  • Suddenly she heard <\/b>a strange noise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Listen to<\/h3>\n

    Listen (to)<\/b> is used to talk about paying attention to sounds one hears. It emphasizes the idea of concentrating. Note that you can hear<\/i> something without wanting to, but you can only listen to<\/i> something deliberately.<\/p>\n

    Compare:<\/p>\n

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    • I heard <\/b>them talking in the next room, but I didn\u2019t really listen to <\/b>what they were saying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Other differences<\/h3>\n

      Note that listen to <\/b>is mostly used to talk about experiences that are going on, in progress.<\/p>\n

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      • When she arrived, I was listening to<\/b> the radio. (NOT —I was hearing the radio.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        To talk about experiencing the whole of a performance, speech, piece of music or broadcast, we generally use hear<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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        • Did you hear<\/b> the news yesterday?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Listen and listen to<\/h3>\n

          When there is no object, listen <\/b>is used.<\/p>\n

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          • Listen! <\/b>(NOT Listen to!)<\/li>\n
          • Listen to <\/b>me! (NOT Listen me!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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