- attentive ear
- good listener, one who listens with full attention
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
attentive ear
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Attentive — At*ten tive ([a^]t*t[e^]n t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. attentif.] 1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. [1913 Webster] Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ear disease — ▪ human Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human ear and hearing. Impaired hearing (deafness) is, with rare exception, the result of disease or abnormality of the outer, middle, or inner ear. Serious… … Universalium
ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big … Collocations dictionary
ear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. head, spike; auricle, concha; handle, knob; heed, observance. See attention, hearing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of hearing] Syn. outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, auricle, eardrum, labyrinth,… … English dictionary for students
attentive — adj. Attentive is used with these nouns: ↑ear, ↑listener, ↑reader, ↑viewer … Collocations dictionary
give ear — verb give heed (to) (Freq. 1) The children in the audience attended the recital quietly She hung on his every word They attended to everything he said • Syn: ↑attend, ↑hang, ↑advert, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lend an ear — LISTEN, pay attention, take notice, be attentive, concentrate, (pay) heed; informal be all ears; archaic hearken. → lend * * * (or one s ears) listen sympathetically or attentively the Samaritans lend their ears to those in crisis … Useful english dictionary
lend an ear — when Travers gets up to speak, I hope you ll lend an ear Syn: listen, pay attention, take notice, be attentive, concentrate, heed, pay heed; informal be all ears; archaic hearken … Thesaurus of popular words
give ear — v. listen, be attentive to, pay attention … English contemporary dictionary
give ear to — v. listen to, be attentive to … English contemporary dictionary
