to relisten
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3.2
To hear a recording or broadcast again
- verb
- /ˌriːˈlɪsən/
:
volver a escuchar
- Before the concert, I chose to relisten to the artist's previous performances for inspiration.
Examples
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I just downloaded the book and am looking forward to listening to it after relistening to The 4-Hour Work Week.
Blog text (34) -
Man, I had just started relistening to Wilco due to that MeTa.
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After hearing a song on the radio, I decided to relisten to it on my music app.
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She loves the album so much that she plans to relisten to her favorite tracks later tonight.
Synonyms
to replay
vsto relisten
45
2.1
To play a recording again to hear or see it once more
is used when someone hears a recording again, focusing on audio not video
to play back
vsto relisten
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3.0
Hear or watch a recording again on a device
is when a person hears something again rather than the device reproducing it
Antonyms
How Often
to relisten
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3.2
1
3.2
to listen
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1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
relisten infinitive
relistened past
relistened past participle
relistening present participle
relistens third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Relisten comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and listen meaning 'to hear', so it literally means 'to hear again'. That's why we use relisten when we play a song, lecture, or podcast one more time.