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kept one's ears open

kept one's ears open is the simple past and past participle 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 kept one's ears open

What is kept one's ears open the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's ears open is the simple past and past participle of keep one's ears open.

Words near kept one's ears open in the dictionary

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

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