PLAY (STH) BY EAR

Meaning of PLAY (STH) BY EAR in English

to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAR — ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,2: Language: Old English ; Origin: eare ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
EAR — 1. n.1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR — ( ears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your ears are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EAR — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EAR — n. Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — n. 25B6; noun an infection of the ear. : See list. he had the ear of the president : ATTENTION, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus 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 …
Словарь английских идиом
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EAR — I сущ. 1) ухо, ушная раковина inner ear ≈ внутреннее ухо middle ear ≈ среднее ухо outer ear ≈ наружное …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EAR — ear.ogg _I ıə n 1. ухо to stop one's ears - заткнуть (себе) уши 2. 1> слух to grate on …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EAR — ear I сущ.1) ухо, ушная раковина inner ear — внутреннее ухо middle ear — среднее ухо outer ear — наружное …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY — by предл.1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с (нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л.) a home by a lake — дом …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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