would listen

Frequency: 8.222.4 per million words

used for hypothetical situations or refusal in the past (esp. with 'not')

listenVERB + LISTEN

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would

Examples (10)

  • I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen.
  • If he would just listen to my advice, he wouldn't be in this mess.
  • She wished her children would listen to her more often.
  • Even if I begged him, he wouldn't listen to my apologies.
  • The doctor explained the treatment, but the patient wouldn't listen.
  • What would you listen to if you had unlimited access to music?
  • They kept talking, as if I would listen indefinitely.
  • He wouldn't listen to warnings about the impending storm.
  • If only people would listen to each other, the world might be a better place.
  • My dog wouldn't listen when I called him back during the walk.