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lent an ear

lent an ear is the simple past and past participle of lend an ear.

Meaning of lend an ear

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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]...

Questions about lent an ear

What is lent an ear the simple past and past participle of?
Lent an ear is the simple past and past participle of lend an ear.

Words near lent an ear in the dictionary

  1. lensperson
  2. lenswoman
  3. lenswomen
  4. lent
  5. lent a hand
  6. lent an ear
  7. lent itself to
  8. Lent lilies
  9. Lent lily
  10. Lent term
  11. Lent terms

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