ear — EN↔HI

ear

/ɪə(r) इअ(र्‌)/ noun

1 [C] one of the two parts of the body of a person or animal that are used for hearing कान, श्रवणेंद्रिय

2 [sing.] an ear (for something) an ability to recognize and repeat sounds, especially in music or language संगीत या भाषा में स्‍वर को पहचानने और दोहराने की क्षमता

Yukta has a good ear for languages.

3 [C] the top part of a plant that produces grain अनाज की बाली (जिसमें दाने लगते हैं)

an ear of corn

IDM

somebody’s ears are burning used when a person thinks that other people are talking about him/her, especially in an unkind way किसी व्‍यक्ति का यह सोचना कि दूसरे उसकी निंदा कर रहे हैं—यह बताने के लिए प्रयुक्त

play (something) by ear to play a piece of music that you have heard without using written notes अपनी स्‍मृति से (न कि चिह्नबद्घ स्‍वर-माला से) संगीत-रचना का गायन या वादन करना

go in one ear and out the other (used about information, etc.) to be forgotten quickly (किसी बात आदि को) जल्‍दी ही भूल जाना

Everything I tell him seems to go in one ear and out the other.

play it by ear to decide what to do as things happen, instead of planning in advance घटनाओं के घटने के दौरान ही कार्रवाई पर निर्णय लेना (बजाय पहले से ही विचार करने के)

We don’t know what Amit’s reaction will be, so we’ll just have to play it by ear.

prick up your ears ⇨ prick देखिए।