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took a listen

took a listen is the simple past of take a listen.

Meaning of take a listen

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

Questions about took a listen

What is took a listen the simple past of?
Took a listen is the simple past of take a listen.

Words near took a listen in the dictionary

  1. took a joke
  2. took a knee
  3. took a knife to a gunfight
  4. took a leaf out of someone's book
  5. took a liking to
  6. took a listen
  7. took a load off
  8. took a long walk off a short pier
  9. took a long walk on a short pier
  10. took a look
  11. took a nap

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Adapted from Wiktionary: took a listen (page history and authors); take a listen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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