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- [bahy eer]
- /baɪ ɪər/
- /baɪ ɪə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy eer]
- /baɪ ɪər/
Definitions of by ear words
- noun by ear without reading from written music 3
- noun by ear the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain. 1
- noun by ear the external ear alone: The hat completely covers his ears. 1
- noun by ear the sense of hearing: sounds that are pleasing to the ear. 1
- noun by ear keen or sensitive perception of the differences of sound, especially sensitiveness to the quality and correctness of musical sounds: an ear for music; a violinist with a good ear. 1
- noun by ear attention; heed: to gain a person's ear. 1
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Origin of by ear
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ere, Old English ēare; cognate with Old Norse eyra, German Ohr, Gothic auso, Latin auris, Lithuanian ausìs, Greek oûs
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for By ear
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
by ear popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
by ear usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for by ear
adj by ear
- ad hoc — An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- immediate — occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
adv by ear
- improvised — made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
- off the top of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
Antonyms for by ear
adj by ear
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
- prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- written — a past participle of write.
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.