listen for
idiom
: to pay attention to sounds in order to hear (something expected)
We listened for (the sound of) his footsteps.
We saw lightning and listened for the thunder.
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Monitor the sky for threatening signs and listen for the sound of thunder.
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Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
But the key is to listen for information that could ultimately impact a bank’s financial model and, therefore, earnings projections.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
While Amazon, Apple, and others offer services through smart speakers and home security systems that listen for your existing smoke alarms and send alerts to your phone, actual connected alarms are few and far between.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
In addition to the guidance itself, investors should listen for the assumption that went into generating that guidance.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
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Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
But the key is to listen for information that could ultimately impact a bank’s financial model and, therefore, earnings projections.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
While Amazon, Apple, and others offer services through smart speakers and home security systems that listen for your existing smoke alarms and send alerts to your phone, actual connected alarms are few and far between.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
In addition to the guidance itself, investors should listen for the assumption that went into generating that guidance.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Listen for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen%20for. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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