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Meanings of give ear in English

Portuguese
atender
Spanish
atender

To listen or give attention to.

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        Usage of give ear in English
        1
        At length it ran thus, and I was compelled to give ear:
        Aurelian; or, Rome in the Third Century
        2
        Fool that he was to give ear to the counsel of Apollo.
        The Iliad
        3
        And now give ear, if thou wouldst know the origin of Nitetis.
        An Egyptian Princess — Volume 02
        4
        I give ear to my whimsies, because I am to record them.
        Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 12
        5
        The Master said, Who would not give ear to a downright word?
        The Sayings of Confucius
        6
        Hear, Israel, the commandments of life: give ear to understand wisdom.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
        7
        The peddler groaned again and murmured; Miss Pilgrim bent forward to give ear.
        Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories
        8
        So give ear unto that which I say; else will I kill thee.'
        Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02
        9
        The bishop would give ear to nought I had to say.
        Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest
        10
        O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
        11
        O God, hear my lprayer: give ear to the words of my mouth.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete / The Challoner Revision
        12
        Here Solon broke in: I advise, that we now give ear to Homer,-
        Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
        13
        He is supposed the better judge, and to his counsel all give ear.
        Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
        14
        Hear ye, and give ear: Be not proud, for the Lord hath spoken.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
        15
        However, finish what you have begun: give ear and see whether I lie.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
        16
        You think so, because I give ear to your timorous advice.
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