LISTENS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

listens

verb

present tense third-person singular of listen

as in hears

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing would you listen to what I have to say?

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Recent Examples of listens Before any cymbal leaves the factory, a shokunin strikes it and listens, comparing its sound against a pristine reference by ear. — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 As memory fades and nature changes, an Alaskan sound recordist listens closely to what remains. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 The later one listens to people explain why inherited status was no longer enough to keep one. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Strangely enough, Porsha’s humor gets through to Luann, who listens to what the rest of the cast has to say about her and decides to take stock of her behavior and try to do better. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 The group listens intently as a symphony of airplanes, freeway traffic and the ploop! — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Eventually, Karen finds the phone and listens to the recordings, which help prove Babette’s guilt. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Customers are paying attention to who understands them, who listens and who can adapt. — Jodi Amendola, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 His wife watches and listens with obvious fondness in her eyes but also an inscrutable hint of emotional detachment, perhaps even irritation. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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hears

Verb

Print out every word a child hears on the way to mastering language and the stack stands about as tall as a house.

— Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Every audience hears about the tweets from Michigan’s William Lawrence, condemning the nuclear family, and New York’s Darializa Avila Chevalier, about how July 4 should be about the liberation of Palestine and Puerto Rico.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026