English Explanatory Dictionary

listen up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To listen closely; to pay attention.

Pronunciation

En-au-listen up.ogg

Word forms

listen up listens up listening up listened up

Etymology

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

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