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listens after

listens after is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 listens after

What is listens after the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Listens after is the third-person singular simple present indicative of listen after.

Words near listens after in the dictionary

  1. listening watch
  2. listening watches
  3. listening with half an ear
  4. listenings
  5. listens
  6. listens after
  7. listens in
  8. listens out
  9. listens up
  10. listens with half an ear
  11. lister

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