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keeps one's ears open

keeps one's ears open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's ears open.

Meaning of keep one's ears open

Verb

keep one's ears open (third-person singular simple present keeps one's ears open, present participle keeping one's ears open, simple past and past participle kept one's ears open)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) to listen for important information.

Questions about keeps one's ears open

What is keeps one's ears open the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps one's ears open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's ears open.

Words near keeps one's ears open in the dictionary

  1. keeps one's chin up
  2. keeps one's cool
  3. keeps one's counsel
  4. keeps one's countenance
  5. keeps one's distance
  6. keeps one's ears open
  7. keeps one's end up
  8. keeps one's eye on the ball
  9. keeps one's eyeballs peeled
  10. keeps one's eyes on the ball
  11. keeps one's eyes open

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