LISTENS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

listens

verb

present tense third-person singular of listen

as in hears

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 listens The hospital’s nursing team, for example, helped to develop an AI system that listens and takes notes during patient visits. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 In the poem, we’re not told what Odysseus hears when he’s tied to the ship’s mast and listens to the Sirens’ call. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 The songs stop being about me as soon as someone else listens to them. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The chickens, treated less like livestock and more like family, are the reason nobody listens. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 Subtronics is a smaller artist, per Spotify listens, but is known for his live performance ability and creativity when mixing. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 Getting it right takes patience, research, and a surgeon who truly listens. — Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026 The friend who always listens but never asks for support. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. — Pitchfork, 22 June 2026

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hears

Verb

As Gu-cheon and Saeng-gang prepare for Gu-cheon’s trip to the mirror world, Saeng-gang hears a spirit proclaiming that Gu-cheon will die that night.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.

— Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026