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unlisten

unlisten verb: to cease to listen for incoming signals.

Verb

unlisten (third-person singular simple present unlistens, present participle unlistening, simple past and past participle unlistened)

  1. (dated) To cease to listen for incoming signals.

Forms of unlisten

third-person singular presentunlistens
present participleunlistening
past participleunlistened
pastunlistened

Origin of unlisten

From un- + listen.

Questions about unlisten

What does unlisten mean?
Unlisten means to cease to listen for incoming signals.
What part of speech is unlisten?
Unlisten is a verb.
What is the past tense of unlisten?
The past tense of unlisten is unlistened.

Words near unlisten in the dictionary

  1. unliquored
  2. unlisping
  3. unlist
  4. unlistable
  5. unlisted
  6. unlisten
  7. unlistenability
  8. unlistenable
  9. unlistenably
  10. unlistened
  11. unlistening

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