listen up

phrasal verb

listened up; listening up; listens up

chiefly US, informal

: to listen closely to what is being said

—usually used as a command

Everybody listen up! I have something to say.

Examples of listen up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If that question sparks more stress than joy, listen up: building your weekly meal plan is about to get so much easier. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2025

Pattern Beauty by Tracee Ellis Ross Leave-In Conditioner Curly and coily haired folks, listen up. —Clara McMahon, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024

Over the last three years, it’s been like a record stuck in a loop, repeating the same part of the song that drives everyone listening up the wall. —Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

Not everyone is a chocolate lover, but for those that are, listen up. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024

For the rest of us, listen up: there’s this cool app called… Gamine Dream Is youth wasted on the young? —airmail.news, 5 July 2024

However, for the brands and store buyers, listen up. —Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

Fast food fans, listen up — McDonalds' double cheeseburgers are on sale for one day only. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024

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Rhymes for listen up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup