listen after

verb

To take notice of.

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Meanings

verblisten after (third-person singular simple present listens after, present participle listening after, simple past and past participle listened after)

present singular third person listens after · participle present listening after · participle past listened after · past listened after

  1. transitiveTo take notice of.

    I will[…]listen after Humfrey, how he proceedes.

    1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]
    2 more examples

    She pricks up her ears to listen after the voice of her pursuer.

    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC

    Soldiers note Forts, Armouries, and Magazines; Scholars listen after Libraries, Disputations, and Professours.

    1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC
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APA

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MLA

“listen after.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/listen%20after. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “listen after,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/listen%20after.

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