Meaning

3 senses
  1. An act by which something or somebody is listened to.

    This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.

    Zuhören

    слу́шаниеslúšanije, прослу́шиваниеproslúšivanije

    слу́ханняslúxannja, прослухо́вуванняprosluxóvuvannja

    the act of hearing attentively

  2. An educational exercise involving listening.

    OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.

  3. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.

    You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.

    ауди́рованиеaudírovanije

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act by which something or somebody is listened to:
Русский
By meaning 2
act by which something or somebody is listened to:
ability of perceiving spoken language:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act by which something or somebody is listened to:

Origin

From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing.

From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing.

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