lend+an+ear

  • 21lend an ear — to listen to someone talking about their problems …

    English dictionary

  • 22lend — W3S3 [lend] v past tense and past participle lent [lent] [: Old English; Origin: lAnan, from lAn; LOAN1] 1.) a) [T] to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time →↑borrow lend sth to sb ▪ I lent my CD p …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23lend — [ lend ] (past tense and past participle lent [ lent ] ) verb ** 1. ) transitive to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you: The local… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24Lend — (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr. l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.] 1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 25lend — /lend/ verb past tense and past participle lent /lent/ 1 MONEY/CAR/BOOK ETC a) (T) to let someone borrow money from you or use something that you own, which they will give you back later: lend sb sth: I wish I d never lent him my car. | Can you… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26ear — [ ır ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with: He whispered something in her ear. 2. ) singular the ability to hear and judge sounds: She has a very good ear for music. 3. ) count the part at the top …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27lend */*/ — UK [lend] / US verb Word forms lend : present tense I/you/we/they lend he/she/it lends present participle lending past tense lent UK [lent] / US past participle lent 1) a) [transitive] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that… …

    English dictionary

  • 28ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 29ear — n. 1) to perk up, prick up; wiggle one s ears 2) to pierce smb. s ear 3) a musical ear 4) the inner; middle; outer ear 5) one s ears perk up, prick up; ring 6) an ear for (to have an ear for music) 7) by ear (to play music by ear) 8) (misc.) to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30ear — noun 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (C) one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear. 2 HEARING (U) the ability to hear sounds: too high pitched to be heard by the human ear | have… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English