Collocations for listen - verb

actively, attentively, carefully, closely, hard, intently
Now, listen very carefully to what she says.

half-heartedly, idly, passively
He listened idly to the radio chatter.

half
Lucy was only half listening to their conversation.

barely, hardly
He was hardly listening, for he had too much on his mind.

calmly, patiently
politely, respectfully
The others listened respectfully to her words.

sympathetically
We listened politely to his stories.

avidly, eagerly, raptly, with interest
The guests were listening with great interest.

in silence, quietly, silently
They listened to the announcement in silence.

anxiously
in awe

will, would
Nobody will listen to me!
I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen.

not bother to
I didn't even bother to listen to his reply.

need to, should
You need to listen to me!

be prepared to, be willing to
refuse to
He refused to listen to her explanation.

for
We listened anxiously for the sound of footsteps.

to
I was listening to the radio.

listen with one ear (AmE)
I listened with one ear to the conversation at the next table.

Listen is used with these nouns as the subject:
ear