Meanings
verb'ear (third-person singular simple present 'ears, present participle 'earing, simple past and past participle 'eard)
present singular third person 'ears · participle present 'earing · participle past 'eard · past 'eard
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of hear.
Never ’eard about the punishments, eh?
2016, Jane Redd, chapter 33, in Solstice, [Lehi, Ut.]: Mirror Press, →ISBN, page 257
Origin
A representation of the pronunciation of hear by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).
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APA
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MLA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'ear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'ear.
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