listen after
C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To really pay attention to what someone says and do what they tell you.
Literal meaning: To listen and then follow after (in the direction of) what you have heard.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To heed or pay attention to someone's advice, warnings, or instructions (dialectal).
"If you had listened after your father's advice, you wouldn't be in this mess now."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Dialectal and archaic; found in some Scottish, Irish, and older rural British English dialects. Not used in standard modern English. ESL learners are unlikely to encounter this in everyday contexts.
Commonly used with
advice warning instructions counsel words
Forms
Base
listen after
I/you/we/they
3rd person
listens after
he/she/it
Past simple
listened after
yesterday
Past participle
listened after
have + pp
-ing form
listening after
continuous
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Synonyms
heed follow obey pay heed to take note of
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