Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with listen in British Collocation
listen
verb
intransitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ˈlɪs(ə)n/
carefully
actively
attentively
carefully
closely
hard
intently
properly
with care
Obviously we listened very carefully to what he had to say.
in a patient way
patiently
Peter listened very patiently until Jake was finished.
politely
politely
respectfully
with respect
They listened very politely to our explanation.
in a sympathetic way
sympathetically
with understanding
I moaned about it to her, for a while, and she listened sympathetically.
in a keen or interested way
avidly
eagerly
with attention
with interest
All of them listened eagerly to him.
quietly
in silence
quietly
silently
The whole audience listened quietly to her speech.