listen
Example Sentences
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State lawmakers listened to ranchers debate the merits of the branding rules in a packed conference room in Kearney in October.
He preaches the convenience of these airports every chance he gets, but people don’t always listen.
It was backed by the Pope, who called the statement "very important" and urged all Catholics and "people of goodwill, to listen carefully" to it.
From BBC
We listened to Christmas music while making gingerbread and sipping cranberry apple cider.
H said he was concerned by the government's "lack of empathy" and "lack of listening" but that it is "good that they've done this now".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.