The audience listened intently to the speaker.

Meaning: This means that the group of people were paying close attention to what the person speaking was saying.

Choice of Words: Audience is a group of people who are gathered together to watch or listen to something. Listened is a verb that means to pay attention to what someone is saying. Intently means with great attention and concentration. Speaker is a person who is giving a speech or talk.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The audience listened attentively to the speaker.
• The audience attentively listened to the speaker.
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• Attention gripped audience speaker held.
• Audience captive speaker's spell.
• The speaker captivated the audience.
• She listened attentively, her eyes fixed on the speaker.
• The students listened attentively to the speaker.
• She listened attentively to the speaker.