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gives ear

gives ear is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is gives ear the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives ear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give ear.

Words near gives ear in the dictionary

  1. gives chase
  2. gives credit
  3. gives curry
  4. gives dap
  5. gives dome
  6. gives ear
  7. gives face
  8. gives forth
  9. gives gray hair to
  10. gives grey hair to
  11. gives ground

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