Birds listen closely.

Meaning: This means that birds are paying attention to the sounds around them with a lot of care and focus. It's like saying, Birds are paying careful attention to what they hear.

Choice of Words: Birds are small flying animals. Listen is a verb that means to pay attention to what you hear. Closely is an adverb that means with a lot of attention or care. When you put them together, "Birds listen closely" means that birds are paying careful attention to the sounds around them.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Listen closely and you'll hear it.
• Listen closely.
• Listen closely, learn.
• Listen closely, please.
• Children listen closely.
• Listen closely, now.
• Planets orbit stars closely.
• Mother kangaroo watches joey closely.
• Dentist checked teeth, closely.
• The lifeguard watched closely.