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Similar words: listen out for · listen in · listen up · listener · answer for · cater for · distension · distention · fasten on · hit for
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listen for

(v + prep) TRANSITIVEcluas a chur ort féin dohe was listening for the alarm chuir sé cluas air féin don aláram, bhí cluas le héisteacht air don aláramthe doctor listened for a heartbeat d'éist an dochtúir le haghaidh buille croí, d'éist an dochtúir an gcluinfeadh sé buille croí → see listen

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    for afters you can listen to the CD ina dhiaidh sin, is féidir leat éisteacht leis an CD
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    listen out for the robin cuir cluas ort féin don spideog, éist leis an spideog
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    he talked to her for an hour, or rather he listened to her bhí sé uair an chloig ag caint léi, nó ba chirte a rá ag éisteacht léi
  • sweep »
    they swept the room for listening devices chuardaigh siad an seomra ag lorg gairis chúléisteachta
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