If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.
Source: tatoeba (1929)
Listen
/ˈlɪs.ən/
Synonyms for "listen" (92 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (46)
Verb(14 words)
Noun(15 words)
Interjection(1 words)
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How these synonyms differ
- attend to - 'Attend to' implies focused, careful listening, giving someone your full concentration, often in a professional or caring context.
- eavesdrop - 'Eavesdrop' is listening that's secret and uninvited, you're hearing a conversation you were not meant to be part of.
- hear - 'Hear' is passive and involuntary, sound reaches your ears whether you choose it or not. Listening requires attention and intent.
- heed - 'Heed' means listening and then acting on what you heard, it adds compliance or respect to the act of listening.
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13 entrieseavesdropfocus nowfollow instructionsheed adviceheed warningslisten carefullylisten closelylisten inlisten intentlylisten nowlisten uplisten up nowpay attention
Collocations
9 entrieslisten attentivelylisten carefullylisten closelylisten forlisten intentlylisten to directionslisten to melisten upplease listen
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
28 total sentences available.
Don't listen to him, he's talking nonsense.
Source: tatoeba (2386)
My hobby is to listen to music.
Source: tatoeba (6011)
Will you listen to me for a few minutes?
Source: tatoeba (6088)
Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.