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take a listen

take a listen verb: to listen; to try to hear.

Verb

take a listen (third-person singular simple present takes a listen, present participle taking a listen, simple past took a listen, past participle taken a listen)

  1. To listen; to try to hear.
    Synonyms:
    have a listen

Synonyms of take a listen

Forms of take a listen

third-person singular presenttakes a listen
present participletaking a listen
pasttook a listen
past participletaken a listen

Origin of take a listen

By analogy with take a look.

Questions about take a listen

What does take a listen mean?
Take a listen means to listen; to try to hear.
What part of speech is take a listen?
Take a listen is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a listen?
The past tense of take a listen is took a listen.

Words near take a listen in the dictionary

  1. take a leaf out of someone's book
  2. take a leak
  3. take a licking
  4. take a licking and keep on ticking
  5. take a liking to
  6. take a listen
  7. take a load off
  8. take a long walk off a short pier
  9. take a long walk on a short pier
  10. take a look
  11. take a nap

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