Synonyms for be ears
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : eer |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for be ears Other synonyms for the word be ears
- adopt
- apprehend
- audit
- auscult
- auscultate
- be a busybody
- be all ears
- be attentive
- be curious
- be inquisitive
- be nosy
- become aware
- bend an ear
- bug
- case
- catch
- check out
- check over
- check up
- concentrate
- delve
- descry
- devour
- dig
- ears into
- eavesdrop
- entertain
- eyeball
- feel out
- ferret out
- frisk
- gape
- gaze
- get a load of
- get an earful
- get wind of
- give
- give an audience to
- give attention
- give ears
- give heed to
- give the once over
- go into
- hang on words
- hark
- harken
- hear out
- hear tell
- hearken
- heed
- hunt
- inquire
- inquisite
- intrude
- investigate
- lend an ear
- listen
- listen in
- look into
- look over
- look-see
- make inquiry
- make out
- meddle
- mind
- monitor
- muckrake
- nose
- nose around
- obey
- overhear
- peek
- peep
- peer
- pick up
- pick up on
- poke
- poke nose into
- prick up ears
- probe
- prospect
- pry
- put to the test
- question
- ransack
- read
- receive
- reconnoiter
- research
- review
- rubberneck
- run down
- scout
- scrutinize
- search
- sift
- snoop
- spy
- stake out
- stare
- strain
- study
- take
- take advice
- take in
- take into consideration
- take notice
- take under advisement
- tap
- tune in
- tune in on
- welcome
- wire
- wiretap
Définition of be ears
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 investigate : verb check into thoroughly
- As in listen : verb hear and pay attention
- As in pry : verb interfere in someone else's business
- As in hearken : verb hear
- As in eavesdrop : verb listen without permission
- As in hear : verb detect by perceiving sound
Antonyms for be ears
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