lend an ear
lend an ear verb: to listen to someone.
Verb
lend an ear (third-person singular simple present lends an ear, present participle lending an ear, simple past and past participle lent an ear)
- To listen to someone.
- Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears: / I come to bury Cæſar, not to praiſe him:1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- I need an easy friend
I do, with an ear to lend
I do think you fit this shoe
I do, but you have a clue1989, Kurt Cobain, “About a Girl”, in Bleach, performed by Nirvana
lend an ear meaning in Malayalam
lend an ear in Malayalam
- pay attention, listen, take notice
- കാതുകൊടുക്കുക, അനുഭാവപൂർവ്വം കേൾക്കുക, ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചുകേൾക്കുക, ചെവിയോർക്കുക, ചെവികൊടുക്കുക, ചെവിവട്ടം പിടിക്കുക
Forms of lend an ear
| third-person singular present | lends an ear |
|---|---|
| present participle | lending an ear |
| past participle | lent an ear |
| past | lent an ear |
Questions about lend an ear
- What does lend an ear mean?
- Lend an ear means to listen to someone.
- What is lend an ear in Malayalam?
- Lend an ear in Malayalam is കാതുകൊടുക്കുക, അനുഭാവപൂർവ്വം കേൾക്കുക, ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചുകേൾക്കുക. See Lend an ear meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is lend an ear?
- Lend an ear is a verb.
- What is the past tense of lend an ear?
- The past tense of lend an ear is lent an ear.
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