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listened after

listened after is the simple past and past participle of listen after.

Meaning of listen after

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To take notice of.
    • She pricks up her ears to listen after the voice of her pursuer.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC

Questions about listened after

What is listened after the simple past and past participle of?
Listened after is the simple past and past participle of listen after.

Words near listened after in the dictionary

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

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