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listened

Syllables: lis·tened/ˈlɪs.n̩d/

listened is the simple past and past participle of listen.

Meaning of listen

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
    • Please listen carefully as I explain.
    Antonyms:
    ignore
  2. (intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
    • Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK?
    Synonyms:
    mind
    Antonyms:
    disregard

See all 3 meanings of listen

Words formed from listened

Phrases with listened

Questions about listened

What is listened the simple past and past participle of?
Listened is the simple past and past participle of listen.
How do you pronounce listened?
Listened is pronounced /ˈlɪs.n̩d/.

Words near listened in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: listened (page history and authors); listen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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