"by ear" meaning in English

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        "To learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction."
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        "(music) To learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction."
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        "music"
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        "To learn a language without instruction."
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        "(language learning) To learn a language without instruction."
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        "To do by guessing, to improvise."
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      "_dis1": "45 52 3",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "efter gehør"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "korvakuulolta"
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      "_dis1": "45 52 3",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "korvakuulon mukaan"
    },
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      "_dis1": "45 52 3",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "à l’oreille"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "de oído"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "nach Gehör"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "nach dem Gehör"
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      "_dis1": "45 52 3",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "hallás után"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na slux",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "на слух"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "på gehör"
    }
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  "word": "by ear"
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    },
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      "word": "play by ear"
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        "(music) To learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction."
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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        "(language learning) To learn a language without instruction."
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "efter gehør"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "korvakuulolta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "korvakuulon mukaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "à l’oreille"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "de oído"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "nach Gehör"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "nach dem Gehör"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "hallás után"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na slux",
      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
      "word": "на слух"
    },
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      "sense": "to learn or perform using only hearing",
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        "neuter"
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