listen up — (informal) To pay attention, listen hard • • • Main Entry: ↑listen * * * ˌlisten ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they listen up he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
listen up — verb To listen closely; to pay attention. Often used in the imperative. Im only gonna say this once, so listen up … Wiktionary
listen — [lis′ən] vi. [ME listnen, felt as freq. of listen (see LIST4) < OE hlysnan (akin to MHG lüsenen)] 1. to make a conscious effort to hear; attend closely, so as to hear 2. to pay close attention; take advice vt. Archaic to pay attention to by… … English World dictionary
listen — I UK [ˈlɪs(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms listen : present tense I/you/we/they listen he/she/it listens present participle listening past tense listened past participle listened *** 1) to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a… … English dictionary
listen — verb ADVERB ▪ actively, attentively, carefully, closely, hard, intently ▪ Now, listen very carefully to what she says. ▪ half heartedly … Collocations dictionary
listen*/*/*/ — [ˈlɪs(ə)n] verb 1) to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a sound Do you like listening to music?[/ex] Listen carefully to the instructions.[/ex] She was listening for the sound of his key in the lock.[/ex] See: hear 2) to pay attention… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
listen — listener, n. /lis euhn/, v.i. 1. to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear. 2. to pay attention; heed; obey (often fol. by to): Children don t always listen to their parents. 3. to wait attentively for a… … Universalium
listen — lis•ten [[t]ˈlɪs ən[/t]] v. i. 1) to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing 2) to heed; obey (often fol. by to): Children don t always listen to their parents[/ex] 3) to wait attentively to perceive a sound or… … From formal English to slang
listen — /ˈlɪsən / (say lisuhn) verb (i) 1. to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear. 2. to give heed; yield to advice. –verb (t) 3. Poetic to hear; give ear to. –phrase 4. listen for, to wait attentively to hear …
closely — adv. Closely is used with these adjectives: ↑akin, ↑allied, ↑analogous, ↑balanced, ↑bound, ↑comparable, ↑concerned, ↑dependent, ↑informed, ↑interrelated, ↑involved, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
