I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a spelling/reading/listening test
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I didn’t do very well in the listening test.
easy listening
listen to a CD
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He's upstairs listening to his CDs.
listen to a commentary
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I was listening to the football commentary on the radio.
listen to a lecture
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Most students spend about a quarter of their time listening to lectures.
listen to a programme
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A lot of people listen to that programme on the way to work.
listen to gossip
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He was always willing to listen to gossip.
listen to music
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Ella was listening to music on her iPod.
listen to sb’s advice ( also heed sb’s advice formal ) (= pay attention to someone’s advice )
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I wish I had listened to her advice.
listen to the radio
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She was sitting up in bed, listening to the radio.
listening device
look/listen/think etc carefully
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You need to think very carefully about which course you want to do.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
attentively
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Listen attentively and quietly to what your teenager thinks.
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He talked with them about everything-politics, religion, music-and listened attentively when they spoke.
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The accused, Eddie Gilfoyle, 32, listened attentively to the lengthy discussions.
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He moved quickly, and the students listened attentively .
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Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.
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The resource person listens attentively and reflects back what is said, in the L1, in a non-critical way.
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I sat up and listened attentively .
carefully
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Budgeting your time Before the exam begins, listen carefully to the instructions given by the invigilator.
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They were frank discussions and he listened carefully .
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Begin by listening carefully to how the bereaved speak about their loss.
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So listen carefully and take it to your hearts.
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She was standing slightly curled, listening carefully to some one.
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Gingrich listened carefully to the Tuesday Lunch Bunch, and sometimes came along to their meetings.
intently
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Johnny lifted his head, listening intently .
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Peter listened intently as Manion gave him a detailed account of the conversation.
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Pressing his ear to the edge of the door, he listened intently , while a full three minutes ticked past.
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The president listened intently and asked many questions.
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She smiled little and listened intently whenever the man, sober-suited and authoritative, spoke.
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They held their breath and listened intently .
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The dead were listening intently , enjoying the psychodrama.
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Miss Pinkerton, the math teacher; writes problems and equations on the board, and I listen intently to her explanations.
■ NOUN
conversation
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Four Galks stood listening to the conversation .
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I was certain that all the writers were listening to my conversation and were amused by it.
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Molassi had listened to the conversation between the clever boy and the pretty lady.
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Day after day, skilled linguists don headsets and listen to the stolen conversations of foreign leaders in more than 100 languages.
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I can also listen to a conversation between mining engineers and understand ninety-five percent of it, even after all these years.
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I melted into the wall and listened to snatches of conversation .
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Also, listening to people's conversations can be very enlightening and suggestive of ideas.
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I was listening to a conversation that had been going on for generations.
music
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The truth of the matter is that it depends on the person and not the music we listen to.
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Q: What kind of music do you listen to?
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Morris says, before noting that neither he nor the rest of the band is exclusive when it comes to music listening .
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Curve is interesting music to listen to even if you don't really like it.
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There is music that is heard, and there is music that must be listened to.
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The talk turns to music and Kiefer listens .
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If the music leads, you listen and sing with it.
news
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Countless thousands all over the globe listen to the hourly news broadcasts with interest, respect and admiration.
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He has called them here to listen to his news .
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She listened to the bad news without any noticeable reaction.
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I never read the papers very much, or listened to the news .
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Frank had no real interest in the radio, beyond sometimes listening to the sports news .
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At regular intervals, she listened to the news on the radio.
radio
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The age of people carrying radios around or listening in cars was undreamt of.
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We sat behind a berm and took off our radios while still listening to them.
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The idea behind radar was to send out radio waves and listen for echoes from enemy craft.
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Turned on the radio to listen to a play, but it was stupid, so went to bed.
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Frank had no real interest in the radio , beyond sometimes listening to the sports news.
record
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But one listens to her final records with dismay after hearing the fresh, uncanny beauty of the early ones.
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The two teenagers had only been listening to records , but the dad was pissed, none the less.
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I spent a lot of time listening to records and just hanging out with friends.
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They had a light supper, played backgammon for dimes, sat listening to records in the living room.
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He read some of Rosa's books, and listened to her records .
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So I usually sipped spicy tea and listened to records all night.
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When you listen to their records they're always a lot slower than you perceive them to be.
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I recommend that all my students listen to records at least two or three hours a day.
sound
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As she washed, she listened tensely for the sounds of movement.
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We would lie in bed together, listening to the sounds of Paris outside.
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Here ... Valerie listened for suspicious sounds on the tape, and despised herself for so doing.
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He listened to the muffled sound waver and fall in pitch, like a faraway siren.
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Claudia lying in her hut listening for the first sounds of life.
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But he was tired so he just lay there, listening to the street sounds , and waited for morning.
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In the complete and oppressive silence of his tomb, John listened for the sound of rescuers.
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We are hear to listen to the sounds of a didgeridoo.
story
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Pupils at Key Stage 2 will also benefit from listening to stories .
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But Paul listened quietly to her story and told her that he still wanted to marry her.
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She listened to the stories of small triumphs brought back from the dances.
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Toos and Alvin Sharpes arrived and sat on the stairs to listen to the story and stare at the storyteller.
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Thank you also for listening to my story .
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They listen to stories , memorize nursery rhymes, look at picture books and gain other experiences that prepare them to read.
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Trent had listened to stories of the 1961 hurricane.
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Opening their hearts to Jane, the brother finds her work in the village school and the sisters listen to her story .
voice
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Both of them listened to the raised voices .
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They had been listening to so many other voices , why would they not listen to the voices of their sons?
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One of Maya Angelou's own pleasures is listening to great voices .
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Emerson talks about listening to that inner voice and going with it, all voices to the contrary.
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But isn't it a problem that governments tend to listen to the voices of business, rather than civil society?
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Do not listen to those voices inside you who want to limit your potential.
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They have said that they need to listen to the voices of women and they are ready to do so.
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Now though, listening only to a voice , Rainville did believe her.
word
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She wasn't listening to a word he said.
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Jezebel ... Don't listen to a word they say.
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In fact, Barnabas opened his eyes and listened intently to every word .
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After that she stood in a hazy dream, listening to the words that made them husband and wife.
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I pause on the steps to listen to the words .
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This can help them overcome their tendency to listen for the words rather than the message.
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Evidently he was listening to every word we said.
■ VERB
lie
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In the dead of night I woke up for some reason, and lay listening to the others as they slept.
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I would lie in bed, listening to my parents whisper about them.
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She lay listening to these signs of a weather change and wondered whether Tristram had decided not to come after all.
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But he was tired so he just lay there, listening to the street sounds, and waited for morning.
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Later, as they lay in bed listening to the rain, John wondered how their new life together would ever work.
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But after we got into bed, and after Frank had fallen asleep, I lay awake, listening to him breathe.
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Claudia lying in her hut listening for the first sounds of life.
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I would wake up first and lie next to her listening to her breathing.
sit
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I could then sit and relax and listen to the other violinists.
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I sat quietly and listened to their exchange.
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In the small back room Danny Tanner sat listening to his old friend Billy Sullivan's problems.
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On the darkened deck of the Minerva they sat listening contentedly to Strauss waltzes from the stereo.
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Slim and in his sixties, he sat and listened as I proceeded to explain my mission.
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So I tell him about the search for her, and he sits and listens .
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Typically, 157 parents sit and listen as children read aloud, and assist with difficult sections of the text.
stand
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He stood and listened , stiff and unmoving.
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Had stood outside the window listening .
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He stood listening to the footsteps coming closer to him.
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She was standing slightly curled, listening carefully to some one.
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She could have stood there all day listening to him repeat it over and over again.
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There was a click, but she stood listening to the dial tone, steadied by its urgent drone.
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Four Galks stood listening to the conversation.
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I stood on that porch listening to the silence, watching the white clouds in the dark blue summer sky.
stop
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Will you please stop screaming and simply listen ?
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Our unsolicited advice: Cut off the dreads, peel off the bumper sticker, and just stop listening to reggae entirely.
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Archie ignored the bell and continued talking but everyone stopped listening and started worming their way free of the hard plastic chairs.
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I stopped listening to Jake Rosso's records, and took his pictures off my bedroom wall.
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Some musicians were playing on the street, and the man stopped to listen .
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When he stopped , they listened , and heard answering barks.
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In hushed silence I stopped and listened .
watch
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Sara, watching , and listening to him, felt her heart expand with sweetness.
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Voters expecting to meet him were asked instead to watch a video and listen to a telephone conference call.
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Dustin spent hours watching and listening to the old man.
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Finally, I asked if he minded if I watched , and listened .
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You were the one there, on the edge, watching and listening .
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Jody stands outside the circle, watching and listening .
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Theodora had followed her brief and for three months she had watched and listened .
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But my daughter no longer watches or listens to me.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
you only have to read/look at/listen to etc sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Listen ! There's someone coming upstairs!
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Listen , don't panic. I'm sure we can get your money back.
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Listen , I've just had a really good idea.
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He listened carefully to every word I said.
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I could listen to Placido Domingo all day -- he has such a beautiful voice!
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I didn't hear the answer, because I wasn't listening when she read it out.
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If you listen hard, you can hear the sound of the sea in the distance.
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If you listened in class you might get better grades.
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Mrs Singh leaned forward, listening intently as they explained the procedure to her.
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The company has begun to listen more carefully to its customers, in a determined attempt to improve customer service.
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You had better be listening because I'm not going to repeat myself.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He listened to relaxation tapes and practiced breathing exercises to stop hyperventilating.
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I also listen to Oscar Peterson.
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I could hear foreign voices raised in the kitchen and stopped listening to my companions.
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Jezebel ... Don't listen to a word they say.
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One of Maya Angelou's own pleasures is listening to great voices.
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Take the time to sit back and listen and establish a routine for yourself.
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They had to sit listening to talk about people they had not met, only heard of.
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Why should the adventurers stop and listen to any of this?
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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So go on Sounds readers, give All a listen .
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They're definitely worth a listen .