"listen out" meaning in English

See listen out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: listens out [present, singular, third-person], listening out [participle, present], listened out [participle, past], listened out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} listen out (third-person singular simple present listens out, present participle listening out, simple past and past participle listened out)
  1. To listen attentively for something expected.
    Sense id: en-listen_out-en-verb-xXZhgo8y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "listens out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listening out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listened out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listened out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "listen out (third-person singular simple present listens out, present participle listening out, simple past and past participle listened out)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"out\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To listen attentively for something expected."
      ],
      "id": "en-listen_out-en-verb-xXZhgo8y",
      "links": [
        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ],
        [
          "attentively",
          "attentively"
        ],
        [
          "expected",
          "expected"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "listen out"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "listens out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listening out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listened out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "listened out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "listen out (third-person singular simple present listens out, present participle listening out, simple past and past participle listened out)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"out\"",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To listen attentively for something expected."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ],
        [
          "attentively",
          "attentively"
        ],
        [
          "expected",
          "expected"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "listen out"
}

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