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listen vs hear

"listen"과 "hear"의 차이

"Hear" is passive (sound reaches your ears); "listen" is active (you focus attention on a sound)

Examples

I can hear music coming from upstairs. / She listened carefully to every word he said.

Did you hear that noise? I was listening to a podcast when it happened.

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