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Listened

/ˈlɪsn̩d/

To pay attention to a sound or speech.

📖 Definitions of "Listened"

verb
  1. 1

    To pay attention to a sound or speech.

    "Please listen carefully as I explain.  I like to listen to music."

  2. 2

    To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.

    "You should listen for the starting gun."

  3. 3

    To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

    "Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK?  Good children listen to their parents."

  4. 4

    To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Listened"

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WordDefinition
take heedverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To pay attention.
heedverb(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
mindverbTo bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
hearverb(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
attendedverbHaving a person or people present; with someone in attendance.
briefedHaving been given a briefing, informed.
consultedverb(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
follow-upverbNonstandard form of follow up. [To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.]
followedverb(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
heardnounThat has been perceived aurally.
heededverb(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
learnednounHaving much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
lentnoun(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
loanedverb(usually ditransitive, US, dated and occasionally proscribed in UK, informal) To lend (something) to (someone).
lookverbTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
monitoringnounThe carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.
overheardverb(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
paidThat is not free of charge; that costs money.
pursueda 1947 American Western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Teresa Wright and Robert Mitchum.
receivedGenerally accepted as correct or true.

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