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have a listen

have a listen verb: to listen; to try to hear.

Verb

have a listen (third-person singular simple present has a listen, present participle having a listen, simple past and past participle had a listen)

  1. To listen; to try to hear.
    Synonyms:
    take a listen

Synonyms of have a listen

Forms of have a listen

third-person singular presenthas a listen
present participlehaving a listen
past participlehad a listen
pasthad a listen

Origin of have a listen

By analogy with have a look.

Questions about have a listen

What does have a listen mean?
Have a listen means to listen; to try to hear.
What part of speech is have a listen?
Have a listen is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a listen?
The past tense of have a listen is had a listen.

Words near have a listen in the dictionary

  1. have a head on one's shoulders
  2. have a heart
  3. have a jag on
  4. have a laugh
  5. have a lend of
  6. have a listen
  7. have a look
  8. have a loose screw
  9. have a lot of time
  10. have a mind of one's own
  11. have a mind to

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