I will have to let you in the front door if you come home late. I will listen for you.
•I am listening for the telephone.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
listen up — (informal) To pay attention, listen hard • • • Main Entry: ↑listen * * * ˌlisten ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they listen up he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
listen — 1 / lIsFn/ verb (I) 1 to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear: listening to music | Listen! There s a strange noise in the engine. (+ to): I like listening to the radio. | listen hard (=try to hear something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
listen — [[t]lɪ̱s(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ listens, listening, listened 1) VERB If you listen to someone who is talking or to a sound, you give your attention to them or it. [V to n] He spent his time listening to the radio... Sonia was not listening. Derived words:… … English dictionary
listen — lis|ten1 [ lısn ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a sound: When he speaks, everybody listens. listen to: Do you like listening to music? listen for: She was listening for the sound of his key in the lock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
listen — I UK [ˈlɪs(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms listen : present tense I/you/we/they listen he/she/it listens present participle listening past tense listened past participle listened *** 1) to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a… … English dictionary
hear vs listen — To hear is a verb that means to receive or become aware of a sound using your ears, so you don t have to make an effort in order to just hear something. For example: She heard a noise outside. To listen is a verb that means to give… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
hear vs listen — To hear is a verb that means to receive or become aware of a sound using your ears, so you don t have to make an effort in order to just hear something. For example: She heard a noise outside. To listen is a verb that means to give… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
too busy doing something — phrase used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. Thesaurus: not paying… … Useful english dictionary
too busy doing something — used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. See: busily … English dictionary
Waiting for Godot — Infobox Play name = Waiting for Godot image size = 200px writer = Samuel Beckett characters = Estragon Vladimir Lucky Pozzo Boy date of premiere = January 5th, 1953 Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for… … Wikipedia
die on someone — 1. in. [for a patient] to die under the care of someone. □ Get that medicine over here fast, or this guy’s gonna die on me. □ Come on, mister, don’t die on me! 2. in. [for something] to quit running for someone. □ My car died on me, and I… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
