Listen and Stop

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Listen

Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.
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Stop and listen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Listen".
Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
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Listen and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Listen" instead a verb "Stop".
Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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Common collocations

heart listen heart stop heart
man listen man stop man
guy listen guy stop guy
people listen people stop people
Other words: time, machine, music, anyone, heroes.

Both words in one sentence

  • Mook Chivalry If he starts talking to you while you are charging at him, you are supposed to stop and listen.
    Source: Mook Chivalry
  • Literature / The Magician's Nephew When they fear something may be stalking them, they stop and listen closely; all they hear are their own heartbeats.
    Source: Literature / The Magician's Nephew
  • Visual Novel / Grisaia no Rakuen However, to her chagrin, she finds it hard to convince people to actually stop and listen long enough to actually hear any sensible directions from her.
    Source: Visual Novel / Grisaia no Rakuen
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