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eared.

Having ears (of a specified type).

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪəd/Received-Pronunciation/ɪ(ə)ɹd/General-American

  1. Having ears (of a specified type).

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    He was a large-eared man.

  2. Having ears.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Germanic *ausô Proto-West Germanic *auʀā Old English ēare Middle English ere English ear Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English eared From ear + -ed.

verb/ɪəd/Received-Pronunciation/ɪ(ə)ɹd/General-American

  1. simple past and past participle of ear

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Germanic *ausô Proto-West Germanic *auʀā Old English ēare Middle English ere English ear Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English eared From ear + -ed.

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