ear
The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum,…The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
» He could not believe his ears.
Он не мог поверить собственным ушам.
Он ушам своим поверить не мог.
Он не мог поверить своим ушам.
Він не міг повірити власним вухам.
Meaning
13 senses(countable)The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
Ohr
у́хоúxo, у́шиúši
ву́хоvúxo
(countable)The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
(countable, slang)A police informant.
Informant, Spitzel
доно́счикdonósčik, доно́счицаdonósčica
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
a good ear for music
слухslux
good hearing
The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.
the ears of a tub, skillet, or dish; The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow.
An acroterium.
A crossette.
A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.
A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking.
Ausbund
The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
A path whose endpoints may coincide but in which otherwise there are no repetitions of vertices or edges.
Examples
1073 sentencesHe could not believe his ears.
Він не міг повірити власним вухам.
ruОн не мог поверить собственным ушам.
Tom is still wet behind the ears.
Том і досі молодий та зелений.
ruУ Тома ещё молоко на губах не обсохло.
deTom ist noch feucht hinter den Ohren.
Don't forget to wash behind your ears.
Не забудь помитися за вушками.
ruНе забудь помыть за ушами.
I'm up to my ears in debt.
Я по самі вуха у боргах.
ruЯ по уши в долгах.
deIch stecke bis über die Ohren in Schulden.
We're kind of playing it by ear.
Ми, можна сказати, імпровізуємо.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English eare, eere, ere, eyr, ire, yere, ȝhere, from Old English ēare (“ear”),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”).
From Middle English er, ere, from Old English ēar (Northumbrian dialect æhher), from Proto-West Germanic *ahaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Cognate with Dutch aar, German Ähre, and West Frisian ier; also Latin acus (“needle; husk”), Tocharian B āk (“ear, awn”), and Old Church Slavonic ость (ostĭ, “wheat spike, sharp point”). More at edge.
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Forms
plural: earsSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
168 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- ears pierced
- piano by ear
- in one ear
- ear for music
- behind his ear
- an an ear
- your ears pierced
- behind the ears
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- have long ears
- ear infection
- an ear for