LISTEN


Meaning of LISTEN in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ actively , attentively , carefully , closely , hard , intently

Now, ~ very carefully to what she says.

▪ half-heartedly , idly , passively

He ~ed idly to the radio chatter.

▪ half

Lucy was only half ~ing to their conversation.

▪ barely , hardly

He was hardly ~ing, for he had too much on his mind.

▪ calmly , patiently

▪ politely , respectfully

The others ~ed respectfully to her words.

▪ sympathetically

We ~ed politely to his stories.

▪ avidly , eagerly , raptly , with interest

The guests were ~ing with great interest.

▪ in silence , quietly , silently

They ~ed to the announcement in silence.

▪ anxiously

▪ in awe

VERB + LISTEN

▪ will , would

Nobody will ~ to me!

I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't ~.

▪ not bother to

I didn't even bother to ~ to his reply.

▪ need to , should

You need to ~ to me!

▪ be prepared to , be willing to

▪ refuse to

He refused to ~ to her explanation.

PREPOSITION

▪ for

We ~ed anxiously for the sound of footsteps.

▪ to

I was ~ing to the radio.

PHRASES

▪ ~ with one ear ( AmE )

I ~ed with one ear to the conversation at the next table.

Listen is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ear

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .