Examples of “listen” in a Sentence

verb To pay attention with your ears in order to hear something.

• Listen, can you hear the birds singing outside the window?
• She listened carefully to the instructions before starting the test.
• I love listening to music while I work.

verb To take someone's advice or do what they say.

• Children rarely listen when their parents tell them to tidy up.
• I should have listened to my friend and taken the earlier train.
• If he had listened to his doctor, he wouldn't be in the hospital now.