- give/lend an ear to
- вы́слушать кого-л., прислу́шаться к чему-л.
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lend\ an\ ear\ to — • give an ear to • lend an ear to v. phr. literary To listen to. Children should give an ear to their parents advice. The king lent an ear to the complaints of his people … Словарь американских идиом
To lend an ear — Lend Lend (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr. l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.] 1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lend an ear to — See: GIVE AN EAR TO … Dictionary of American idioms
lend an ear to — See: GIVE AN EAR TO … Dictionary of American idioms
lend an ear — v. listen attentively; pay attention; give an ear … English contemporary dictionary
lend — [ lend ] (past tense and past participle lent [ lent ] ) verb ** 1. ) transitive to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you: The local… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lend — (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr. l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.] 1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lend — W3S3 [lend] v past tense and past participle lent [lent] [: Old English; Origin: lAnan, from lAn; LOAN1] 1.) a) [T] to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time →↑borrow lend sth to sb ▪ I lent my CD p … Dictionary of contemporary English
lend — /lend/ verb past tense and past participle lent /lent/ 1 MONEY/CAR/BOOK ETC a) (T) to let someone borrow money from you or use something that you own, which they will give you back later: lend sb sth: I wish I d never lent him my car. | Can you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
give\ an\ ear\ to — • give an ear to • lend an ear to v. phr. literary To listen to. Children should give an ear to their parents advice. The king lent an ear to the complaints of his people … Словарь американских идиом
lend */*/ — UK [lend] / US verb Word forms lend : present tense I/you/we/they lend he/she/it lends present participle lending past tense lent UK [lent] / US past participle lent 1) a) [transitive] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that… … English dictionary
