as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
you'd better listen to my advice!
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Recent Examples of listen
Jiaxin Zhong, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Y’all listen, and truly commit to your art as well as your fans.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
That absence of fear or outside influence is immediate upon listen.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2025
My clients will happily listen to any and all points of view, but at the end of the day, my clients are the ones with a new positive vision for the production.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
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In a car, passengers could listen to music without distracting the driver from hearing navigation instructions.
—Jiaxin Zhong, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Y’all listen, and truly commit to your art as well as your fans.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
That absence of fear or outside influence is immediate upon listen.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2025
My clients will happily listen to any and all points of view, but at the end of the day, my clients are the ones with a new positive vision for the production.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for listen
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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