"listen" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Although women listen sympathetically, they keep quiet about their own office blues.
- She may not have an answer, but she listens so sympathetically that you feel better just because you've told her about whatever is wrong.
- He added that the Administration would listen sympathetically to critics of the proposed rules.
- She listened sympathetically, asking occasional questions to draw him out.
- He added: "Our job is to let them get whatever they feel like saying off their chests and to listen sympathetically."
- They were sitting opposite one another in the train, and Philip, listening sympathetically to what she said, was quite happy.
- She is a motherly woman who listens sympathetically but doesn't ask questions.
- He listened sympathetically, following with an effort, and seemed not to understand much.
- He listened sympathetically, nodded again, and said something in return.
- He was excited about something and wanted to spill it all to someone who would listen sympathetically.
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