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listens up

listens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of listen up.

Meaning of listen up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, informal, often, potentially derogatory) To listen closely; to pay attention.
    • I'm only gonna say this once, so you really need to listen up.

Questions about listens up

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

Words near listens up in the dictionary

  1. listenings
  2. listens
  3. listens after
  4. listens in
  5. listens out
  6. listens up
  7. listens with half an ear
  8. lister
  9. Lister's river snail
  10. listerellosis
  11. listeria

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