listen out for
1listen out for — ˌlisten ˈout for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they listen out for he/she/it listens out for present participle listening out for pas …
2listen out for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms listen out for : present tense I/you/we/they listen out for he/she/it listens out for present participle listening out for past tense listened out for past participle listened out for British to listen… …
3listen (out) for something — ˈlisten (ˈout) for sth derived to be prepared to hear a particular sound • Can you listen out for the doorbell? Main entry: ↑listenderived …
4ˌlisten ˈout for sth — phrasal verb British to listen carefully to try and hear a sound I was listening out for their footsteps.[/ex] …
5listen for — (or Brit listen out for) [phrasal verb] listen for (something) or Brit listen out for (something) : to pay attention to sounds in order to hear (something expected) We listened for (the sound of) his footsteps. We saw lightning and listened for… …
6listen — 1 / lIsFn/ verb (I) 1 to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear: listening to music | Listen! There s a strange noise in the engine. (+ to): I like listening to the radio. | listen hard (=try to hear something… …
7listen — lis|ten1 W1S1 [ˈlısən] v [: Old English; Origin: hlysnan] 1.) to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear ▪ Listen! There s a strange noise in the engine. listen to ▪ We sat around listening to music. listen… …
8listen — [[t]lɪ̱s(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ listens, listening, listened 1) VERB If you listen to someone who is talking or to a sound, you give your attention to them or it. [V to n] He spent his time listening to the radio... Sonia was not listening. Derived words:… …
9listen — I UK [ˈlɪs(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms listen : present tense I/you/we/they listen he/she/it listens present participle listening past tense listened past participle listened *** 1) to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a… …
10listen*/*/*/ — [ˈlɪs(ə)n] verb 1) to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a sound Do you like listening to music?[/ex] Listen carefully to the instructions.[/ex] She was listening for the sound of his key in the lock.[/ex] See: hear 2) to pay attention… …