all ears

adjective

Listening intently; fully focused.

“I am all ears to find out how my car, which used to have a perfectly functional engine, will no longer start.”

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Meanings

adjectiveall ears (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableListening intently; fully focused.

    The students were all ears when they found out the topic of the film was "reproduction." They were disappointed to discover that it was also about fish.

  2. idiomaticnot comparableAwaiting an explanation.

    I am all ears to find out how my car, which used to have a perfectly functional engine, will no longer start.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 洗耳恭聽 /洗耳恭听, 洗耳恭聽 /洗耳恭听
  • 洗耳恭聽 /洗耳恭听 (xǐ'ěrgōngtīng)listening intensely
  • 洗耳恭聽 /洗耳恭听 (xǐ'ěrgōngtīng)awaiting explanation
Czech jedno velké ucho, jedno ucho
  • jedno velké ucholistening intensely
  • jedno ucholistening intensely
Danish lutter øre, lutter øre
  • lutter ørelistening intensely
  • lutter øreawaiting explanation
Dutch eén en al oor
  • eén en al oorlistening intensely
Finnish pelkkänä korvana, kuulolla
  • pelkkänä korvanalistening intensely
  • kuulollalistening intensely
  • pelkkänä korvanaawaiting explanation
French tout ouïe, être tout oreilles
  • tout ouïelistening intensely
  • être tout oreilleslistening intensely
  • être tout oreillelistening intensely
  • tout ouïeawaiting explanation
German ganz Ohr, ganz Ohr sein
  • ganz Ohrlistening intensely
  • ganz Ohr seinawaiting explanation
Greek όλος αυτιά, όλος αυτιά
  • όλος αυτιά (ólos aftiá)listening intensely
  • όλος αυτιά (ólos aftiá)awaiting explanation
Hebrew כולי אוזן
  • כולי אוזןlistening intensely
Hungarian csupa fül
  • csupa füllistening intensely
Italian tutto orecchie, tutt'orecchi
  • tutto orecchielistening intensely
  • tutt'orecchilistening intensely
  • tutto orecchieawaiting explanation
Norwegian Bokmål lutter øre, lutter øre
  • lutter ørelistening intensely
  • lutter øreawaiting explanation
Polish zamieniać się w słuch, zamienić się w słuch
  • zamieniać się w słuchlistening intensely
  • zamienić się w słuchlistening intensely
  • zamieniać się w słuchawaiting explanation
  • zamienić się w słuchawaiting explanation
Portuguese todo ouvidos, todo ouvidos
  • todo ouvidoslistening intensely
  • todo ouvidosawaiting explanation
Romanian numai urechi, ochi și urechi
  • numai urechilistening intensely
  • ochi și urechiawaiting explanation
Russian навостри́ть у́ши, обрати́ться в слух
  • навостри́ть у́ши (navostrítʹ úši)listening intensely
  • обрати́ться в слух (obratítʹsja v slux)listening intensely
  • внима́тельно слу́шать (vnimátelʹno slúšatʹ)listening intensely
  • слу́шать во все у́ши (slúšatʹ vo vse úši)listening intensely
  • обрати́ться в слух (obratítʹsja v slux)awaiting explanation
  • весь внима́ние (vesʹ vnimánije)awaiting explanation
  • весь во внима́нииawaiting explanation
Spanish todo oídos, escucho
  • todo oídoslistening intensely
  • escuchoawaiting explanation
Swedish idel öra, idel öra
  • idel öralistening intensely
  • idel öraawaiting explanation
Urdu ہمہ تن گوش
  • ہمہ تن گوش (hama-tan-gosh)listening intensely
Cite this entry
APA

all ears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20ears

MLA

“all ears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20ears. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all ears,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20ears.

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