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listen

/ˈlɪsən/verb2 syllables

Listen means: listen and pay attention.

Synonyms for listen17

verb, as in listen and pay attention

hear, take heed

verb, as in pay close attention to; give heed to

heed, mind

also used for listen

note, pay attention, attend, be all ears, behear, earball, give ear, hark, harken, lend an ear, list, listen close, play

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What does listen mean?3

verb

1

listen and pay attention“Listen to your father”

2

pay close attention to; give heed to“Heed the advice of the old men”

3

hear with intention“Listen to the sound of this cello”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Listen in a sentence

  • If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.Zifre
  • Unless you listen carefully, you'll be in trouble later.CK
  • I keep telling him to listen, but he won't.CK
  • I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.sugisaki
  • You should always listen to the other side, too.zipangu
  • I told him what to do, but he wouldn't listen.CM
  • If you would talk less and listen more, you might learn something.darinmex
  • My parents tried to talk him out of marrying her, but he wouldn't listen.darinmex

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of listen

as a verb

past tense
listened
present participle
listening
third-person singular
listens
past participle
listened