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listen vs attend

attend vs listen

listen and attend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
listen No No Yes No
attend No No Yes No
As verbs, attend is a hyponym of listen; that is, attend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than listen:
  • listen: hear with intention
  • attend: give heed (to)
Other hyponyms of listen include hear out, listen in, advert, give ear, hang, pay heed, hark, harken, hearken, eavesdrop, listen in.
listen (verb) attend (verb)
hear with intention give heed (to)
listen and pay attention work for, or be a servant to
pay close attention to; give heed to take charge of or deal with
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
Difference between listen and attend

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