listen – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to listen
Participle: listened
Gerund: listening

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of listen

Indicative

Present

I	listen
you	listen
he;she;it	listens
we	listen
you	listen
they	listen

Perfect

I	have listened
you	have listened
he;she;it	has listened
we	have listened
you	have listened
they	have listened

Past

I	listened
you	listened
he;she;it	listened
we	listened
you	listened
they	listened

Pluperfect

I	had listened
you	had listened
he;she;it	had listened
we	had listened
you	had listened
they	had listened

Future

I	will listen
you	will listen
he;she;it	will listen
we	will listen
you	will listen
they	will listen

Future Perfect

I	will have listened
you	will have listened
he;she;it	will have listened
we	will have listened
you	will have listened
they	will have listened

Subjunctive

Present

I	listen
you	listen
he;she;it	listen
we	listen
you	listen
they	listen

Perfect

I	have listened
you	have listened
he;she;it	have listened
we	have listened
you	have listened
they	have listened

Imperfect

I	listened
you	listened
he;she;it	listened
we	listened
you	listened
they	listened

Pluperfect

I	had listened
you	had listened
he;she;it	had listened
we	had listened
you	had listened
they	had listened

Conditional

Present

I	would listen
you	would listen
he;she;it	would listen
we	would listen
you	would listen
they	would listen

Perfect

I	would have listened
you	would have listened
he;she;it	would have listened
we	would have listened
you	would have listened
they	would have listened

Imperative

you	listen
we	Let's listen
you	listen

Indicative

Present

I	am listening
you	are listening
he;she;it	is listening
we	are listening
you	are listening
they	are listening

Perfect

I	have been listening
you	have been listening
he;she;it	has been listening
we	have been listening
you	have been listening
they	have been listening

Past

I	was listening
you	were listening
he;she;it	was listening
we	were listening
you	were listening
they	were listening

Pluperfect

I	had been listening
you	had been listening
he;she;it	had been listening
we	had been listening
you	had been listening
they	had been listening

Future

I	will be listening
you	will be listening
he;she;it	will be listening
we	will be listening
you	will be listening
they	will be listening

Future Perfect

I	will have been listening
you	will have been listening
he;she;it	will have been listening
we	will have been listening
you	will have been listening
they	will have been listening

Conditional

Present

I	would be listening
you	would be listening
he;she;it	would be listening
we	would be listening
you	would be listening
they	would be listening

Perfect

I	would have been listening
you	would have been listening
he;she;it	would have been listening
we	would have been listening
you	would have been listening
they	would have been listening

Verbs conjugated like 'listen'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'listen'

glisten, blissen, blister, costen, dirten, distend, dister, fasten, filsten, glister,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

listen: attend, pay attention
to pay attention to a sound: attend, behear, give ear, hark, harken, lend an ear, list, listen close, mind, note
To listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate.: be all ears
implies response as well: heed
hear: heed, hark, hearken, attend

Antonyms

pay no attention: disregard
refuse to pay attention: ignore

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ in, ~ out for something,

Etymology

1. O.E. hlysnan "to listen," from P.Gmc. *khlusinon (cf. O.H.G. hlosen "to listen," Ger. lauschen "to listen"), from PIE base *kleu- "hearing, to hear" (cf. Skt. srnoti "hears," srosati "hears, obeys;" Avestan sraothra "ear;" M.Pers. srod "hearing, sound;" Lith. klausau "to hear," slove "splendor, honor;" O.C.S. slusati "to hear," slava "fame, glory," slovo "word;" Gk. klyo "hear, be called," kleos "report, rumor, fame glory," kleio "make famous;" L. cluere "to hear oneself called, be spoken of;" O.Ir. ro-clui-nethar "hears," clunim "I hear," clu "fame, glory," cluada "ears;" Welsh clywaf "I hear;" O.E. hlud "loud," hleoðor "tone, tune;" O.H.G. hlut "sound;" Goth. hiluþ "listening, attention"). The -t- probably is by influence of O.E. hlystan (see list (v.2)). For vowel evolution, see bury.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der.
4. Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną
5. Old English hlysnan
6. Middle English listenen
7. English listen
8. From Middle English listenen, listnen, alteration (due to Middle English listen (“to listen, give heed to”)) of Old English hlysnan (“to listen”), from Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną, *hlusnōną (compare Middle High German lüsenen), from Proto-Germanic *hlusēną (compare Old High German hlosēn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).
9. Cognate with Swedish lyssna (“to listen”).
10. Compare Ancient Greek κλαίω (klaíō, “to make known, famous”), Welsh clywed (“to hear”), Latin clueō (“to be famous”), Lithuanian klausýti, Old Church Slavonic слушати (slušati, “to hear”), Sanskrit श्रोषति (śróṣati, “an exclamation used in making an offering with fire to the gods or departed spirits”) & Sanskrit श्लोक्य (ślókya, “voice, sound, noisy”)).
11. Related to loud and German lauschen. See: Old English 'hlysnan', Middle High German 'lüsenen', Swedish 'lyssna', Welsh 'clywed', Latin 'clueō', German, old spelling 'lauschen'.

Verbs referencing "listen"

Alemannic German lose, Russian слушать, German, old spelling lauschen, Bengali, Sadhu bhasha শোনা, Russian слушаться, Albanian quaj, Proto-Slavic slušati, Sanskrit शृणोति, German, Pennsylvania lauschdere, Cimbrian lüzanan.

Sample Sentences

[...] the very remarkable and far from exhilarating sounds raised in their various state-rooms by the seventy passengers who were too ill to get up to breakfast. I say nothing of them: for although I lay listening to this concert for three or four days, I do n't think I heard it for more than a quarter of a minute, at the expiration of which term, I lay down again, excessively sea-sick. (American Notes for General Circulation)
On the ringing of a bell, the pupils all repaired, without any guide or leader, to a spacious music-hall, where they took their seats in an orchestra erected for that purpose, and listened with manifest delight to a voluntary on the organ, played by one of themselves. At its conclusion, the performer, a boy of nineteen or twenty, gave place to a girl; and to her accompaniment they [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] unquestionably was; and I saw that one blind girl, who (being for the time deprived of the use of her limbs, by illness ) sat close beside me with her face towards them, wept silently the while she listened. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] by making the signs for the letters with her own fingers: the child grasps her hand, and feels her fingers, as the different letters are formed; she turns her head a little on one side like a person listening closely; her lips are apart; she seems scarcely to breathe; and her countenance, at first anxious, gradually changes to a smile, as she comprehends the lesson. She then holds up her tiny fingers, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ Well, I didn't listen to it, a moment,—out of regard to your feelings, I would n't; — so give me some credit. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] and had a remarkable capacity of saying the same thing over and over again. His great theme was ‘Warren the ěngine driver, ’ whom he pressed into the service of every sentence he uttered. I listened to him for about a quarter of an hour; and, coming out of court at the expiration of that time, without the faintest ray of enlightenment as to the merits of the case, felt as if I were at home [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
Aunt Chloe, who was much revered in the kitchen, was listened to with open mouth; and, the dinner being now fairly sent in, the whole kitchen was at leisure to gossip with her, and to listen to her remarks. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] scarcely less blue and bright than the sky it seemed to meet. The city 's hum and buzz, the clinking of capstans, the ringing of bells, the barking of dogs, the clattering of wheels, tingled in the listening ear. All of which life and stir, coming across the stirring water, caught new life and animation from its free companionship; and, sympathising with its buoyant spirits, glistened as it seemed in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ But, Mary, just listen to me. Your feelings are all quite right, dear, and interesting, and I love you for them; but, then, dear, we mustn't suffer our feelings to run away with our judgment; you must consider it's a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Now, listen to me, Mary, and I can state to you a very clear argument, to show — ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
No, don't condescend to me. I 'm listening to you, Noah. (Disclosure Day)
listening to Sun FM, the best radio station … [♪ Jazz R&B music] [in English] ♪ Piano Notes on a Sunday ♪ (Who)
'Linga' ' I don't think you would have listened fully to what I spoke ' (Magudam)

listen – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of listen

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'listen'

Verbs similar to 'listen'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "listen"

Sample Sentences