(KEEP/HAVE ONE`S) EAR TO THE GROUND

Meaning of (KEEP/HAVE ONE`S) EAR TO THE GROUND in English

pay attention to the way things are going or the way people feel and think He always has his ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company.

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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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KEEP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES avoid/keep off/stay off a subject (= not talk about it ) ▪ I knew …
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EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; kept ; keeping ; keeps ) Etymology: Middle English kepen to observe, heed, …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ground, grund, from Old English grund; akin to …
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EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
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HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
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GROUND — ground 1 — groundable , adj. — groundably , adv. — groundedly , adv. — groundedness , n. — groundward, …
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EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
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GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground …
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EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
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KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
GROUND — noun the pit of a theater. 2. ground ·- imp. & ·p.p. of grind. 3. ground ·vt to lay, set, …
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EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
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KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
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GROUND — [ground] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE grund; akin to OHG grunt ground] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the bottom of …
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EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONE — / wʌn; NAmE / number , determiner , pronoun ■ number , determiner 1. the number 1 : Do you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
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HAVE — / həv; NAmE ; əv; strong form hæv/ verb , auxiliary verb ➡ irregular verbs ■ verb (In some senses …
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GROUND — / graʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also grind verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. (often …
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EAR — / ɪə(r); NAmE ɪr/ noun 1. [ C ] either of the organs on the sides of the head that …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
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HAVE — I. have 1 S1 W1 /v, əv, həv; strong hæv/ BrE AmE auxiliary verb ( past tense and past participle …
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GROUND — I. ground 1 S1 W1 /ɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground , ↑ underground , …
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EAR — ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,2: Language: Old English ; Origin: eare ] [ …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. kept) 1 tr. have continuous charge of; retain possession of. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
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EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP — v. & n. v. (past and past part. kept) 1 tr. have continuous charge of; retain possession of. 2 tr. …
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GROUND — n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
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EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. kept) 1. tr. have continuous charge of; retain possession of. 2 tr. …
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GROUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. …
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EAR — 1. n.1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
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HAVE — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /həv, STRONG hæv/ ( has, having, had) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
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GROUND — ( grounds, grounding, grounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ground …
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EAR — ( ears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your ears are the …
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ONE — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fine one to talk (= you are criticizing someone for something you do …
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GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
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EAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ear/eye infection ▪ She was given antibiotics for an ear infection. cauliflower ear deaf …
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KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
EAR — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people …
Cambridge English vocab
EAR — n. Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KEEP — Synonyms and related words : POW camp, TLC, abide, abide by, abstain, accede to, accommodate, accommodation, accommodations, accumulate, acknowledge, acropolis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — Synonyms and related words : Eustachian tube, advertence, advertency, alertness, anvil, assiduity, assiduousness, attention, attention span, attentiveness, audibility, audience, audition, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Slang English vocab
EAR — See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
EAR — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ inner , middle ▪ external , outer ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
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