listen
verb (used without object)
to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
had listened
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past perfectof listen.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Merlin backtracked on the proposal days later following an online petition against it signed by more than 25,000, saying they had listened to the feedback and would pause the changes while considering other options.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A woman who had listened to me and offered guidance about raising children at a time when I had none.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He had listened to Nonie talk about her parents’ deteriorating conditions and was a volunteer hospice worker, familiar with dementia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
She had listened and said she could empathize with so much of what I had shared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
By the middle of hard winter I thought I was Sergeant Preston—a Mountie on a radio show I had listened to as a child.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
