"ears" meaning in English

See ears in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪɹz/ [General-American], /ɪəɹz/ [General-American], /ɪəz/ [UK], /ɪə(ɹ)z/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ears.ogg [US], En-uk-ears.ogg [UK]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ears
  1. plural of ear Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ear Derived forms: all ears, between the ears, jug ears, prick up one's ears
    Sense id: en-ears-en-noun-nfs3KS3x

Verb

IPA: /ɪɹz/ [General-American], /ɪəɹz/ [General-American], /ɪəz/ [UK], /ɪə(ɹ)z/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ears.ogg [US], En-uk-ears.ogg [UK]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ears
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ear Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: ear
    Sense id: en-ears-en-verb-FilyeRjQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ears meaning in English (2.5kB)

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