listen for

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to pay alert attention in order to hear something expected or hoped for

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   listen for something

   Usage: For introduces the expected sound: listen for the beep. The action is waiting attentively to hear it.

   Listen for the beep before you start recording your answer.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   Listen for the beep before you start recording your answer.

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