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The correct spelling is listens.
How to pronounce listens
verb
Say it like: Lis-ten-s
The correct spelling is listens. To pay attention to a sound or speech. For example: "Please listen carefully as I explain. I like to listen to music."
Usage Examples
“Please listen carefully as I explain. I like to listen to music.”
“You should listen for the starting gun.”
“Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK? Good children listen to their parents.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To pay attention to a sound or speech.
- 2.To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
- 3.To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
- 4.To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
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