Prepositions?
Listen for/to the doorbell while I'm in the kitchen.
Which is correct, for or to? Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Listen to the doorbell implies that the doorbell is already ringing and you should listen to it. (Perhaps it's a musical doorbell? ) Listen for the doorbell suggests that the doorbell may ring sometime in the near future and you should keep aware of it.
- Listen to the doorbell implies that the doorbell is already ringing and you should listen to it.
- (Perhaps it's a musical doorbell?
- ) Listen for the doorbell suggests that the doorbell may ring sometime in the near future and you should keep aware of it.
- In this case, the one that you seem to be after is for .
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Listen to the doorbell implies that the doorbell is already ringing and you should listen to it. (Perhaps it's a musical doorbell? )
Listen for the doorbell suggests that the doorbell may ring sometime in the near future and you should keep aware of it.
In this case, the one that you seem to be after is for.
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