English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "luister" is om aandag te gee met die bedoeling om te hoor; om aandag te gee en bedag te wees op klank of gesproke woorde. Dit behels aktief fokus op 'n klank of woorde wat gespreek word, en die verwerking en interpretasie van die inligting wat ontvang word. Die daad van luister vereis tipies konsentrasie, geduld en 'n openheid om die boodskap wat oorgedra word te ontvang en te verstaan.

Sentence Examples

  1. Heading to the door and the source of the noise, I press one ear to the wood and listen to a man explaining something and, when I gaze out the peephole, see a group standing behind him, listening intently.
  2. She forced her eyes open again, forced herself to watch and listen.
  3. Despite my lack of some brain chemical, I can listen to the story while perusing the shelves.
  4. Listen, I need to finish some work before I meet up with Maggie.
  5. Jed signalled for Evan to follow as he crept forwards to listen.
  6. I use the opportunity to close my eyes, listen to the water spewing forth and calm down.
  7. There are things that may be said of me in the near future, dear one, but do not listen to these rumors unless you hear the truth from my lips.
  8. Winnie appears to listen to Irene but my eyelids grow heavier every mile closer to the hotel and I lean my head back and rest.
  9. He liked to listen to the array of Fortress sounds as he drifted to sleep.
  10. My name alone would make the council sit up and listen.

TV Series Examples

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GOT-01-03

Shh, darling, listen to me.

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GOT-01-03

Don't listen to it. Crows are all liars.

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GOT-01-08

Listen to Maester Luwin.