To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
To study under.
To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
To perceive sounds through the ear.
To receive information about; to come to learn of.
To be contacted by.
To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
you hear me
To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
To support by being a patron of.
The act or state of being a customer of some business.
Customers collectively; clientele; business.
A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
The right of nomination to political office.
Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.