as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
you'd better listen to my advice!
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Recent Examples of listen
Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Typically, a magistrate who presides over an impasse hearing listens to testimony from both sides and then issues a report recommending which positions should be followed.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
One of the people listening was an imposing but soft-spoken guy dressed in black, with a baseball cap nearly covering his eyes.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Sanjar drives through the refuge daily listening for it.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Grandparents make the time to listen, to tell stories, and to simply be present.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Typically, a magistrate who presides over an impasse hearing listens to testimony from both sides and then issues a report recommending which positions should be followed.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
One of the people listening was an imposing but soft-spoken guy dressed in black, with a baseball cap nearly covering his eyes.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Sanjar drives through the refuge daily listening for it.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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