Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 14 compound words that contain listen. The most common are listed below. Open listen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- listen upTo listen closely; to pay attention.
- Just Listen
- listen outTo listen attentively for something expected.
- listen afterTo take notice of.
- doing a listenpresent participle of do a listen: Of a human, to listen to a dog.
- done a listenpast participle of do a listen: Of a human, to listen to a dog.
- having a listenpresent participle and gerund of have a listen
- take a listenTo listen; to try to hear.
- taken a listenpast participle of take a listen: To listen; to try to hear.
- takes a listenthird-person singular simple present indicative of take a listen: To listen; to try to hear.
- taking a listenpresent participle and gerund of take a listen
- took a listensimple past of take a listen
- proof-listenAlternative form of prooflisten: To listen, usually to a recording, for errors.
- listen with half an earTo listen distractedly, without paying attention.
Compound words 14
- prooflistenTo listen, usually to a recording, for errors.
- mislistenTo misunderstand or misinterpret something to which one listens, especially as a result of poor attention.
- outlistenTo listen better than.
- listenabilityA measure of the ease or pleasure in listening to something, such as music.
- prelistenTo listen in advance.
- pseudolistenTo pretend to listen; to feign attention to what is being said.
- relistenTo listen again.
- overlistenTo overhear or eavesdrop.
- listenestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of listen
- listeneththird-person singular simple present indicative of listen: 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.