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given ear

given ear is the past participle of give ear.

Meaning of give ear

Verb

give ear (third-person singular simple present gives ear, present participle giving ear, simple past gave ear, past participle given ear)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, intransitive) To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
    • Give ear to his motions: Master Slender, I will description the matter to you, if you be capacity of it.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    lend an ear

Questions about given ear

What is given ear the past participle of?
Given ear is the past participle of give ear.

Words near given ear in the dictionary

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  8. given face
  9. given forth
  10. given gray hair to
  11. given grey hair to

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