This page shows Listen in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mind or centre. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Listen in a sentence

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Listen meaning

  1. To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
  2. To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

Synonyms of Listen

perceive mind heed rivet pore centre center focus concentrate take heed hear listen in comprehend obey

Example sentences (20)

A close listen confirms Kendall saying “it’s crazy” through her own laughs about those freakishly-long fingers, too.

As Catholics, we are called more than ever to listen, discern and act with Christian wisdom, integrity and truth.

AirPods are wireless earbuds that allow you to listen to your without having to worry about cables getting in the way.

Apart from that, He told Weah what to do in order to win the election but he didn’t listen, hence leading to his loss.

Adds a music playback control to Game Assistant, so you can listen to and control music easily while gaming.

According to reports in the United are willing to listen to offers for several players, including Casemiro.

As always, I would recommend that you listen to New Jersey 101.5’s Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow for more accurate forecasts.

After reading storybooks and getting tucked into bed, the kids listen to creature sounds—a lullaby that ushers them off to sleep.

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Allow yourself and your partner to be vulnerable, and be willing to listen and understand each other.

And then also, to begin to listen to the blueprint that formally incarcerated women are giving you.

And a quarter of U.S. adults report listening to religious radio stations – more than the 15% who listen to religion-focused podcasts.

Armella liked to tell anyone who would listen that all four of her children earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming.

Bob Iger Calls for Disney’s Return to the Office – But Will Hollywood’s Remote Workers Listen?

As usual, the project manager doesn't listen to their team, and the team doesn't listen to their project manager.

Other sessions are able to detect these events by issuing a LISTEN command, which can listen to a particular channel.

Additionally, you can listen in on the discussion between the flight attendants and the officers about what they want to do with Beckham.

Ahead, you can listen to every track from "Barbie: The Album" — but we'll warn you that some of them contain major spoilers for the film.

All the pandemic did was give families the confidence to actually listen to the emotional state of their kids, and do something about it.

Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) may choose not to listen since she feels she belongs there with Tucker just as much as Jack and Diane do.

After the performance, Williamson said: “I just want more people to hear jazz and get to listen to all the hard work that the students do.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "listen" in a sentence?
An example: "A close listen confirms Kendall saying “it’s crazy” through her own laughs about those freakishly-long fingers, too." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "listen" from real English texts.
What does "listen" mean?
Listen means: To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
What are synonyms of "listen"?
Common synonyms of "listen" include: perceive, mind, heed, rivet, pore, centre, center, focus. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "listen" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "listen", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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