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listen up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From listen + up. First use appears c. 1933, although the exact date of its first use is uncertain. See cite below.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, informal, often, qualifier:potentially derogatory) To listen closely; to pay attention.
    • Listen up brothers and sisters, come hear my desperate tale. / I speak of our friends of nature, trapped in the dirt like a jail. 1994, “Carrot Juice Is Murder”, in Russell's Shorts, performed by The Arrogant Worms:
    • His sharp eyes scanned the faces of his charges. "Listen up!" he barked. 1933, Eddie Dooley, Under the Goal Posts:
    • I'm only gonna say this once, so you really need to listen up.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
listens up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
listened up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
listened up Tense=Past lexicographic
listening up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

give ear · hear ye · lend an ear

Translations (1)

da høre efter (Translations)