Listen and Sit

Listen

Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.

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Sit and listen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sit" instead a verb "Listen".

Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

Sit verb - To rest on the buttocks or haunches.

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Listen and sit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Listen" instead a verb "Sit".

Nearby Words: sitting, siting

friend	listen friend	sit friend
people	listen people	sit people
time	listen time	sit time
way	listen way	sit way
Other words: nothing, song, movies, times, books.

After Action, Villain Analysis: When a dragon is temporarily defeated, the survivors of its attack sit and listen to Rothbart's lecture on dragon nature.

Source: Literature / The Sorcerers Daughter
Austria gets another, somewhat lesser, one in regards to Chibitalia earlier on when he lets Chibitalia sit and listen to him practice piano instead of sending him off back to work when he notices him listening at the door.

Source: Pet The Dog / Anime and Manga
Kuradeel kills him over having to "sit and listen while [he runs] Shakespeare through a wood chipper".

Source: Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe

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