what is the different between hear and listen

Hi Ishika, Hear :- Hearing is the natural quality of ears. As soon as some sound is made and if we are in the range of the sound it strikes our ears even if we do not deliberately try and we hear it. This is called hearing Listen :- When we deliberately (on purpose) try to hear something, then the action is called listening. Example :- When I was Listening to a song I heard someone crying outside. listen a song (deliberate action) hear someone crying (happens without any deliberate effort )