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Listening

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attentivePaying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
hearingnoun(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.

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attentivePaying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
hearingnoun(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
eavesdroppingnounListening secretly to the private conversations of others.
viewingnounAn instance of viewing something.
watchingnounThe act of one who watches.
heedverb(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
attentionnoun(uncountable) Mental focus.
understoodHaving been comprehended.
responsiveAnswering, replying or responding
understandingnoun(uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
hearverb(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
receivingnounThe act by which something is received; reception.
receptionnounThe act of receiving.
receiveverb(transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
surveillancenounClose observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
witnessingnounThe act of bearing witness.
playbacknounThe replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
lookverbTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
soundverb(transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
receiptverbTo give or write a receipt (for something).

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