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Meanings of give ear in English

Portuguese
atender
Spanish
atender

To listen or give attention to.

atender
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.
Caught in the Net
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Give ear through the time
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