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ear

UK/ˈɪə̯/ US/ˈɪː/ common slang

noun

1.
2.

good hearing

  • “he had a keen ear”
  • “a good ear for pitch”
3.
4.

attention to what is said

  • “he tried to get her ear”
5.

Origin

From Middle English eare, eere, ere, eyr, ire, yere, ȝhere, from Old English ēare (“ear”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô (“ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to perceive”).

Phrases

  • ass's-ear abalone
  • bangle ear
  • bat ear
  • bear's ear
  • behind the ear
  • bend somebody's ear
  • bend someone's ear
  • between the ears

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