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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

keep one's ears open en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) to listen for important information.

Forms

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keeps one's ears open Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kept one's ears open Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kept one's ears open Tense=Past lexicographic
keeping one's ears open Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

prick up one's ears · keep one's eyes peeled · keep an ear to the ground · keep a weather eye open · strain one's ears · lend an ear

Translations (4)

fi kuunnella korva tarkkana (Translations) · ru держа́ть у́хо востро́ (Translations) · ru держа́ть у́шки на маку́шке (Translations) · fi kuunnella korvat höröllä (Translations)