Phrasal verb
listen to
Definition
phrasal verb. To pay attention to a sound, some music, or what a person is saying, using your ears.
phrasal verb. To direct one's attention to a sound, utterance, or piece of audio; also figuratively, to heed or act on advice. Takes "to" before the object.
Examples
“I listen to music on the way to school.”
“Please listen to the safety instructions before the plane takes off.”
“If he had listened to his doctor's advice a year earlier, the whole operation might have been avoided.”
Examples
simple
“I listen to music on the way to school.”
contextual
“Please listen to the safety instructions before the plane takes off.”
complex
“If he had listened to his doctor's advice a year earlier, the whole operation might have been avoided.”
Confusables
Listen to is a deliberate action requiring a preposition; hear is the passive perception of sound.
RememberListen is a choice; hear is a sense.
Grammar
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