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Give ear has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

give heed (to)

"The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"

"She hung on his every word"

"They attended to everything he said"

2

To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.

Example Sentences
"The children in the audience attended the recital quietly" verb
"She hung on his every word" verb
"They attended to everything he said" verb
See Also
listen
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
listen
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fixate
Rhyming Words
ear dear near hear year bear fear mear lear pear rear wear tear sear arear shear spear abear drear grear
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