پاسخ دهید - English

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What difference between listen and hear?

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shouryou profile picture shouryouJuly 2020
The difference is the action on whether it is active or passive. In this case, to listen: you try to listen, whereas, to hear is more passive: sound goes into your ears, without you actively trying to listen to it.
Jack_Mike profile picture Jack_MikeJuly 2020
We use hear for sounds that come to our ears, without us necessarily trying to hear them! For example, 'They heard a strange noise in the middle of the night. ... Listen is used to describe paying attention to sounds that are going on.