bryonin (medicine) and listen 1, verb (oh)

bryonin (medicine)

bryonin
<chemistry> A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. Dioica). It is a white, or slightly coloured, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.

Source: Websters Dictionary

listen 1, verb (oh)

[Language: Old English; Origin: hlysnan]
to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear
::Listen! There's a strange noise in the engine.
listen to
::We sat around listening to Music.
listen carefully/intently/hard etc
::The whole class was listening attentively.
::Liz stood still and listened hard (=very carefully) .
spoken used to tell someone to pay attention to what you are going to say
::Listen, I want you to come with me.
to consider what someone says and accept their advice
::I told him not to go, but he just wouldn't listen.
listen to
::I wish I'd listened to Dad.
::She refused to listen to reason (=accept sensible advice) .
listen for [listen for sth] phr v
to listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound
::Listen for the moment when the Music changes.
listen in phr v
to listen to a broadcast on the Radio
listen in to
::I must remember to listen in to the news.
-see also tune in(1)
to listen to someone's conversation when they do not want you to
listen in on
::It sounded like someone was listening in on us.
listen out phr v
to listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound
listen out for
::Listen out for the baby in case she wakes up.
listen up phr v
used to get people's attention so they can hear what you are going to say
::Hey everybody, listen up!
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HINT sense 1
listen is never followed directly by a noun. It must be followed by to and then a noun or a clause: Listen to what I say (NOT listen what I say).

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