Lend an ear
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4To pay attention to
कान देना
Lend an ear for three minutes and the doubt disappears.
To lend an ear is a gift and not a duty.
Daily use: Iska matlab dhyan se sunna.
Lend यानी कुछ देर के लिए दे देना। Lend an ear यानी अपना कान कुछ देर के लिए सामने वाले को दे देना, ताकि वह जो कहे वह आप तक land हो। मतलब ध्यान से सुनना।
When you lend something, you give it to someone for a while. To lend an ear is to give your ear to the speaker for a while, so that whatever they say lands with you. In short, it means to listen with attention.
इसका meaning ध्यान से सुनना है; all ears और hear someone out related options हैं, turn a deaf ear (अनसुना करना) opposite है।
It means to listen attentively; all ears and hear someone out are related options, while turn a deaf ear is the opposite.