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to listen
01
to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
listen
3rd person singular
listens
Present participle
listening
Past simple
listened
Past participle
listened
Examples
Listen closely, and you can hear the birds singing in the trees.
02
to take notice of what someone says and consider or accept their advice
Transitive: to listen to a person or their advice
Examples
She should have listened to her doctor's advice about rest.
03
to listen carefully or pay close attention to what one is going to say
Intransitive
Transitive: to listen to sb/sth
Examples
Just listen for a moment — I’ll explain exactly what needs to be done.
listen
01
used to ask someone to listen carefully or pay close attention to what one is going to say
Examples
Listen, I want you to come with me.
Lexical Tree
listener
listening
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