listener

«listener» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who listens to someone or something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a listener, listeners)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who listens to someone or something. tree →

2) A person who listens to a radio programme or podcast. tree →

sense in the lessons

In speaking and listening lessons pupils learn to be «a good listener»: look at the speaker, do not interrupt, ask questions. In friendship lessons a good listener helps friends feel cared for. In media: radio stations talk to «listeners», like TV talks to «viewers».

examples

• Be a good listener and look at the person speaking. tree →
• My best friend is a great listener. tree →
• The radio presenter said hello to all the listeners. tree →
• Good listeners don't interrupt. tree →
• The storyteller kept her listeners quiet and excited. tree →
• Thousands of listeners called the radio show. tree →
• A good listener asks questions about what you said. tree →
• It is heard by the sleepless listener in the thickly-walled rooms at Borglum. tree →

note

Silent «t»: «listen», «listener» are said without a «t» sound. Countable: a listener, listeners. «-er» means «a person who does it»: listen → listener, read → reader, speak → speaker.

In the corpora

• The listener has to finish the picture: if a part is missing, the person's mind is missing a part too.
• Good listeners look at the speaker and let them finish before they talk.
• Fortune tellers often say things that fit almost anyone, and listeners fill in the details themselves.
• The trick is to know both words and use the one your listener knows, like a kid who speaks two kinds of English.
• Some talk radio and TV shows stir up outrage on purpose, because angry listeners keep listening.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «listener» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.