Meanings (ES + gloss)
escuchar • oír
To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
I could hear you talking upstairs, but I didn’t really listen to your conversation.
Please listen carefully as I explain.
atenerse • escuchar
To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
Good children listen to their parents.
Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK?
Phrases
do a listenlisten afterlisten inlisten outlisten to youlisten uplisten with half an earlistenabilitylistenablelistenerlistenershiplisteninglistening postlistening stationmislistennonlisteningprelistenprooflistenpseudolistenrelistentalk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listeningtime spent listeningunlistenunlistenableunlistenedunlistening