listened

past tense of listen
as in heard
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing would you listen to what I have to say?

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Recent Examples of listened Thankfully, then-general manager Scott Howson and director of amateur scouting Paul Castron listened to Riley’s pleadings. Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The researchers did not actively intercept communications but only passively listened to what was being transmitted. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 So Jones stayed inside and listened to music. Matti Gellman, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025 Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 Rinderknecht allegedly listened to a French rap song with a music video that depicts setting things on fire multiple times. James Powel, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 This all could have been avoided if Travis Kelce had simply listened to Letterboxd and watched Frances Ha. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025 Unsurprisingly, many of the eldest daughters who listened to the song felt like the eldest-daughter experience could have been more movingly described—and so took it upon themselves to fix the problem. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025 According to Luminate, Spanish is the second most-listened to language in music, by far, with 24% of American music listeners consuming music in Spanish (French trails in third place at 8%). Leila Cobo, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • This old bloke from the Tanami remembered the gold rush days, and probably heard stories about eating Chinamen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Listened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listened. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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