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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

have one's ears on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To be listening on citizens' band radio.
    • The voice of the other truck on the CB radio repeats. “Go ahead, I have my ears on!” 2014, Jeffrey Otersen, Little Truckers: Feeling Scrappy:
    • On that CB radio. Nobody ever used their real names. […] Seldom was there anything better to talk about than finding out where he was. When I had my ears on, there was never any doubt in my mind. 2006, Bryan Gregory, Ole Man on the Porch: The Trooper, page 99:

Forms

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having one's ears on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had one's ears on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had one's ears on Tense=Past lexicographic
has one's ears on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic