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listen out

listen out verb: to listen attentively for something expected.

Verb

listen out (third-person singular simple present listens out, present participle listening out, simple past and past participle listened out)

  1. To listen attentively for something expected.

Forms of listen out

third-person singular presentlistens out
present participlelistening out
past participlelistened out
pastlistened out

Questions about listen out

What does listen out mean?
Listen out means to listen attentively for something expected.
What part of speech is listen out?
Listen out is a verb.
What is the past tense of listen out?
The past tense of listen out is listened out.

Words near listen out in the dictionary

  1. listeme
  2. listemes
  3. listen
  4. listen after
  5. listen in
  6. listen out
  7. listen to you
  8. listen up
  9. listen with half an ear
  10. listenability
  11. listenable

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