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Synonyms for lend ear
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : eer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for lend ear Other synonyms for the word lend ear
- adopt
- audit
- auscult
- auscultate
- be all ears
- be attentive
- catch
- concentrate
- concentrate on
- devote oneself
- eavesdrop
- entertain
- get a load of
- give an audience to
- give attention
- give heed to
- hang on words
- hark
- harken
- hear out
- hear tell
- hearken
- heed
- keep one's eye on
- lend an ear
- listen
- listen up
- look after
- look on
- mark
- mind
- monitor
- notice
- obey
- occupy oneself with
- overhear
- pay heed
- pick up
- pick up on
- prick up ears
- receive
- regard
- see to
- take advice
- take into consideration
- take under advisement
- tune in on
- watch
- welcome
Définition of lend ear
Origin :- "organ of hearing," Old English eare "ear," from Proto-Germanic *auzon (cf. Old Norse eyra, Danish øre, Old Frisian are, Old Saxon ore, Middle Dutch ore, Dutch oor, Old High German ora, German Ohr, Gothic auso), from PIE *ous- with a sense of "perception" (cf. Greek aus, Latin auris, Lithuanian ausis, Old Church Slavonic ucho, Old Irish au "ear," Avestan usi "the two ears"). The belief that itching or burning ears means someone is talking about you is mentioned in Pliny's "Natural History" (77 C.E.). Until at least the 1880s, even some medical men still believed piercing the ear lobes improved one's eyesight. Meaning "handle of a pitcher" is mid-15c. (but cf. Old English earde "having a handle"). To be wet behind the ears "naive" is implied from 1914. Phrase walls have ears attested from 1610s. Ear-bash (v.) is Australian slang (1944) for "to talk inordinately" (to someone).
- As in listen : verb hear and pay attention
- As in attend : verb pay attention; apply oneself
- He raised a finger for them to lend ear and gazed through the crack of the door.
- Extract from : « The Fifth Queen » by Ford Madox Ford
- Carmen refused to lend ear to it, or to see in it anything more than a varied expression of the human mind.
- Extract from : « Carmen Ariza » by Charles Francis Stocking
Antonyms for lend ear
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