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listens with half an ear

listens with half an ear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of listen with half an ear.

Meaning of listen with half an ear

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To listen distractedly, without paying attention.

Questions about listens with half an ear

What is listens with half an ear the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Listens with half an ear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of listen with half an ear.

Words near listens with half an ear in the dictionary

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

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