listen passively

Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words

to listen without responding or interacting

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Examples (20)

  • He tended to listen passively during team meetings, rarely offering input.
  • Many students tend to listen passively during long lectures.
  • She found it difficult to just listen passively when she strongly disagreed.
  • It's easy to listen passively to the radio while you're driving.
  • The students were instructed to listen passively to the lecture before asking questions.
  • Don't just listen passively; try to engage with the material.
  • Rather than engaging, he chose to listen passively to the debate.
  • He was listening passively to the conversation, lost in his own thoughts.
  • Many people listen passively to news broadcasts without questioning the information.
  • Passive learners often listen passively without taking any notes.
  • The therapist encouraged her to listen passively to her inner thoughts.
  • The audience listened passively as the speaker droned on.
  • He had been listening passively to their conversation from the next room.
  • If you only listen passively, you might miss important details.
  • It's hard to listen passively when you're emotionally invested.
  • Some people prefer to listen passively to music while they work.
  • Despite her desire to comment, she decided to listen passively for a while.
  • Instead of participating, she chose to listen passively to the debate.
  • Some find it easier to listen passively to music than to analyze it.
  • The goal is to move from listening passively to active engagement.