écouteront

écouteront is the third-person plural form of the French verb écouter in the future simple tense. It denotes that a group will perform the action of listening at some point in the future, for example to instructions, music, or someone speaking.

Formation and conjugation: écouter is a regular -er verb. In the future simple, the infinitive form functions as the stem, and the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont are added. Therefore écouteront corresponds to ils/elles écouteront. A complete future simple paradigm for this verb is: j’écouterai, tu écouteras, il/elle écoutera, nous écouterons, vous écouterez, ils/elles écouteront.

Usage: The form is used to express a future action of listening. It can take a direct object (écouter quelque chose) or a person (écouter quelqu’un). Examples: Ils écouteront les instructions ce soir. Nous avons cru qu’ils écouteront la reproduction du débat à la radio.

Etymology: The verb écouter derives from Old French escouter, which comes from Latin auscultare, meaning to listen or to hear. The noun écoute (listening) shares the same root.

See also: écouter, une écoute, les autres formes du verbe écouter. This form is standard in formal writing and everyday speech when describing future listening actions by a plural subject.