listened
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
An inflected form of listen · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 941 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,456 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- hear with intention Listen to the sound of this cello
- listen and pay attention also: hear, take heed Listen to your fatherWe must hear the expert before we make a decision
- pay close attention to; give heed to also: heed, mind Heed the advice of the old men
listened in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The girl in the dark garden stood laughing, crying, and listened.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He has received the strangest confidences: he has listened to the most astounding confessions.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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So Katherine told her story while Bobby listened, shrinking from some disclosure that would convict him.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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She knew how to say nasty things herself, and as she said them wittily they were usually listened to and repeated.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1