A1verb · transitive · common

ear

ear · ears · eared · earing

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To take in with the earsTo take in with the ears; to hear.

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UK/ˈɪə̯/US/ˈɪɚ/

» He could not believe his ears.

Он не мог поверить собственным ушам. — mutternoise

Он ушам своим поверить не мог. — marafon

Он не мог поверить своим ушам. — marafon

Він не міг повірити власним вухам. — mutternoise

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Meaning

4 senses

(humorous, transitive)To take in with the ears; to hear.
(transitive)To hold by the ears.
(intransitive)To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
This corn ears well.
колоси́тьсяkolosítʹsja
(archaic)To plough.
pflügen
паха́тьpaxátʹ, вспаха́тьvspaxátʹ

Examples

1073 sentences

He could not believe his ears.
Він не міг повірити власним вухам. — mutternoise
ruОн не мог поверить собственным ушам. — mutternoise
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Tom is still wet behind the ears.
Том і досі молодий та зелений. — deniko
ruУ Тома ещё молоко на губах не обсохло. — marafon
deTom ist noch feucht hinter den Ohren. — Melang
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Don't forget to wash behind your ears.
Не забудь помитися за вушками. — deniko
ruНе забудь помыть за ушами. — marafon
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I'm up to my ears in debt.
Я по самі вуха у боргах. — deniko
ruЯ по уши в долгах. — marafon
deIch stecke bis über die Ohren in Schulden. — enteka
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We're kind of playing it by ear.
Ми, можна сказати, імпровізуємо. — deniko
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to put forth ears in growing:

archaic: to plough:

Deutsch

archaic: to plough:

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.

From Middle English eren, from Old English erian, from Proto-West Germanic *arjan, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”).

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