listen
Definitions
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of listen.
Examples
“Please⟳ listen⟳ carefully as I explain⟳.”
“I could hear⟳ you talking upstairs, but I didn’t really listen⟳ to your conversation.”
“It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face⟳ turned skywards, listened until the sound⟳ of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.”
“He reined Wrangle to a walk⟳, halted now and then to listen⟳, and then proceeded cautiously with shifting and alert gaze.”
“He read⟳ the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.”
“(transitive, archaic) Listen⟳ the watchman’s cry⟳ upon the wall.”
“'But, sir, lyars ye have⟳ lystened, and that hath caused grete debate⟳ betwyxte you and me.'”
“Lady, vouchsafe to listen⟳ what I say⟳.”
“Here laid his Scrip, with wholesome Viands fill'd, / There, listening every Noise, his watchful Dog.”
“[with to] I like⟳ to listen⟳ to music.”
“I'm listening to what you say⟳ / Even though I look⟳ the other way / But you could never understand⟳ / The feeling of what I'm needing”
“[with for] You should listen⟳ for the starting gun.”
“Listen⟳, the only reason⟳ I yelled at you was because I was upset⟳, OK?”
“Good children listen⟳ to their parents.”
“Never listen⟳ when they tell⟳ you that Man and the animals have⟳ a common interest⟳[…].”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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