Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic, uncountable, usually)A distance from which sound is still audible.

    I'll row out on the lake but stay within earshot.

    Hörweite, Rufweite

More definitions
  • the range within which a voice can be heard

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Please stay within earshot.

    Будь ласка, залишайтеся в межах досяжності.

    deBitte bleib in Reichweite.

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  2. He lives within earshot of my house.

    deEr lebt in Hörweite meines Hauses.

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  3. Tom waited until Mary was out of earshot before he started talking.

    deTom wartete, bis Maria außer Hörreichweite war, ehe er zu sprechen anhob.

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  4. The noise moved completely out of earshot.

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  5. Tom answered the phone and walked outside of earshot of Mary.

    deTom nahm den Anruf an und begab sich aus Marias Hörbereich.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
distance:

Origin

From ear + shot.

From ear + shot.

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Forms

plural: earshots
Singularearshot

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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