Escuchar
Example: Me gusta escuchar música todos los días.
Definition
"Escuchar" means to actively pay attention to sounds or speech with the intention of understanding or perceiving them. It involves consciously focusing on hearing something, such as music or spoken words, rather than just passively receiving sound.
Etymology
The word "escuchar" comes from the Latin 'auscultare,' which means 'to listen attentively.' Over time, it evolved in Spanish to specifically mean the act of listening carefully or intentionally. Did you know? The root 'ausc-' is related to hearing, found in words like 'auscultation' in English.
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"Escuchar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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