Ear I Listen Hear People Lot Music Good

• the left/right ear
• he put his hands over his ears.
• she's had her ears pierced.
• the elephant flapped its ears.

ear

1. either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with
• SEE ALSO cauliflower ear
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cauliflower-ear
• the left/right ear
• He put his hands over his ears.
• She's had her ears pierced.
• The elephant flapped its ears.
• She whispered something in his ear.
• He was now screaming in my ear.
• He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= was always willing to listen to people).
• an ear infection

Extra Examples

• A blast of punk rock music assaulted her ears.
• A horse may show annoyance by putting its ears back.
• A small noise caught his ear.
• At first I stopped my ears to what I did not want to hear.
• Blood from his torn ear was soaking his collar.
• Chinese music uses a scale that is unfamiliar to Western ears.
• Christopher felt his ears reddening.
• Dogs can hear things that human ears can't hear.
• Each animal receives an individual ear tag.
• He had three ear piercings.
• He has really big ears that stick out.
• He pressed his ear to the door, but heard nothing.
• He waited in the darkness, his ears alert for the slightest sound.
• If you suck a sweet as the plane takes off it stops your ears popping.
• a rabbit with long floppy ears
• He could hear much better after having his ears cleaned out.
• She nibbled on his ear.
• His sharp ears had picked up the uncertainty in her voice.
• Drop a quiet word in her ear about it before it's too late.
• I have a few words for your ears alone.
• I strained my ears to catch the conversation in the other room.
• If news of the break-in reaches the boss's ears, we're in trouble.
• My heart was pounding in my ears.
• She couldn't see, but her ears told her that the guards had arrived.
• She did not like the scheme, as she made clear every time she found a receptive ear.
• The dog pricked up its ears.
• The explosion set my ears ringing and even made me jump a bit.
• The sound of the blast filled my ears.
• The voices buzzing all around echoed in her ears.
2. having the type of ears mentioned
• a long-eared owl
3. an ability to recognize and copy sounds well
• She has always had an ear for languages.
• You need a good ear to master the piano.

Extra Examples

• He has a keen ear for dialogue.
• He has a good ear for accents and can usually tell where a speaker comes from.
• To the trained ear the calls of these birds sound quite different.
• It takes time to attune your ear to the local accent.
4. the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat, that contains the seeds
• ears of corn
5. to be waiting with interest to hear what somebody has to say
• ‘Do you know what he said?’ ‘Go on—I'm all ears.’
6. to talk to somebody a lot about something, especially about a problem that you have
7. to be forced to leave (a job, etc.)
8. to have a lot of something to deal with
• We're up to our ears in work.
9. to hit somebody with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment
10. to look at or listen to something/somebody carefully and with a lot of attention
11. somebody hears about something, especially when other people already know about it
• News of his affair eventually reached her ears.
12. a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way
• ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night.’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning!’
13. a person is trying to listen to somebody else’s conversation
14. pleasant to listen to
• Their music is all very easy on the ear.
15. pleasant to listen to or look at
• The room was painted in soft pastels that were easy on the eye.
16. to be ignored or not noticed by other people
• Her advice fell on deaf ears.
17. to hit somebody/be hit on the head as a punishment
• You’ll get a thick ear if you’re not careful!
18. to be forgotten quickly
• Everything I tell them just goes in one ear and out the other.
• I knew that my words were going in one ear and out the other.
19. to have a lot of something, especially more than you need
• That man has money coming out of his ears.
20. to be able to give somebody advice, influence them, etc. because they trust you
• He had the ear of the monarch.
• This was the woman who had the ear of the President.
21. to speak to somebody privately about something
• Can I have a word in your ear about tomorrow's presentation?
22. to listen out for somebody/something that you might hear
23. to listen or look out for somebody/something that you might hear or see
24. to make sure that you always find out about the most recent developments in a particular situation
• The agent had no suitable properties on his books but promised to keep an ear to the ground for us.
25. to listen in a patient and kind way to somebody
26. to do something badly; to make a mess of something
27. (you won't) succeed in making something good out of material that does not seem very good at all
28. news or information that you are very pleased to hear
29. to be very surprised at something you hear
• I couldn't believe my ears when I heard the news.
• She actually apologized. I couldn't believe my ears!
30. to be very surprised at something you hear/see
• I couldn't believe my eyes when she walked in.
31. to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it
• She usually plays the guitar by ear, rather than reading the music.
32. to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow
• I’m not sure how many people are expected—we’ll just have to play it by ear.
33. to raise the ears
34. to listen carefully because you have just heard something interesting; to listen out for something you might hear
• Her ears pricked up at the sound of his name.
• I walked along, ears pricked for the slightest noise.
35. to make you feel that you can still hear something
• His warning was still ringing in my ears.
36. to refuse to listen to something
• She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours.
37. to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about something
• He was beaming from ear to ear.
38. to ignore or refuse to listen to somebody/something
• He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.
39. used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening
40. young and without much experience
• SYNONYM naive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/naive
• He was still wet behind the ears, politically.
41. if somebody sends a person away with a flea in their ear, they tell them angrily to go away
42. without giving your full attention to what is being said, etc.
• He listened to her with only half an ear as he watched TV.

Word Origin

• senses 1 to 3 Old English ēare, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oor and German Ohr, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin auris and Greek ous.