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to relisten

to relisten

3.2
To hear a recording or broadcast again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈlɪsən/
translation icon : volver a escuchar
  • Before the concert, I chose to relisten to the artist's previous performances for inspiration.

Examples

  • I just downloaded the book and am looking forward to listening to it after relistening to The 4-Hour Work Week.

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  • 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.

  • She loves the album so much that she plans to relisten to her favorite tracks later tonight.

Synonyms

to replay
vsto relisten
28 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
15 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

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Often

to relisten
3.2
to listen
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

relisten infinitive
relistened past
relistened past participle
relistening present participle
relistens third person singular

Morphology

relisten = listen (transparent) = re + listen

This is standard prefixation with 're-' meaning 'again', so 'relisten' is straightforwardly understood as 'listen again'.

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.