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The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire.
John Legend

Meaning of "by ear" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY EAR

by ear play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY EAR

by a long shot
by acclamation
by all manner of means
by all means
by and by
by and large
by chance
by default
by degrees
by dint of
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by jingo
by Jove

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY EAR

a flea in one´s ear
a thick ear
bend someone´s ear
boxer´s ear
cauliflower ear
chew someone´s ear
external ear
flea in one´s ear
glue ear
incline one´s ear
inner ear
internal ear
jew´s ear
lend an ear
middle ear
pig´s ear
play by ear
thick ear
tin ear
turn a deaf ear

Synonyms and antonyms of by ear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «by ear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY EAR

Find out the translation of by ear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by ear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by ear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por el oído
570 millions of speakers

English

by ear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कान से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عن طريق الأذن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на слух
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de ouvido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কান দ্বারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à l´oreille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan telinga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach Gehör
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耳で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dening kuping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bằng tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காது மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कान करून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kulakla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ad orecchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przez ucho
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на слух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de ureche
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από το αυτί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur die gehoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på gehör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etter gehør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by ear

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY EAR»

The term «by ear» is regularly used and occupies the 58.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY EAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by ear

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10 QUOTES WITH «BY EAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by ear.
1
Ray Charles
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
2
Dick Dale
I learned everything by ear and played all the different instruments. So then I was able to find a guitar. That was, like, in the seventh grade. And then I didn't know how to put my fingers on all the different strings, so I had to figure out how to do it upside down and backwards, and I still play that way today.
3
Ralph Ellison
Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear.
4
Flavor Flav
I grew up playing about 15 instruments and the way that I was able to accomplish that was by cutting my classes, hanging out in the band room all day, and going from one instrument to the next to the next, until I learned how to play everything by ear.
5
Lara St. John
I had been playing since I was 2 years old, never remembering a life without music, always playing everything naturally and mostly by ear, and all the grownups wanted were more scales and drudgery out of me.
6
John Legend
The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire.
7
Harpo Marx
I was the same kind of father as I was a harpist - I played by ear.
8
Imelda May
I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear.
9
John Mayall
I also went to art school and learned to play a piano there, but I play by ear.
10
Roger McGuinn
No one realized that I needed eyeglasses until I was 12 years old. My parents were writers, so I was around the sounds of words and developed a vocabulary with my sense of hearing. I play guitar by ear.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY EAR»

Discover the use of by ear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by ear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Play Piano by Ear
SchottIt is no secret that the majority of piano owners, in addition to playing classical music, would also like to play popular standards and pop songs, just like the piano player in a bar or cocktail lounge does, improvising and going ...
‎2002
2
You Can Teach Yourself Banjo by Ear
This book teaches the 5-string banjoist to listen and play solos and chord progressions by ear, providing essential ear training and techniques needed to participate in jam sessions of all types!
Jack Hatfield, 2011
3
Tuning the Guitar by Ear
Using the principles described in this book and conveyed purely through diagrams, any guitarists can learn to tune with precision and confidence.
Gerald Klickstein, 2010
4
Unveiling The Secret To Playing Gospel Music By Ear: Lessons ...
The purpose of this book is to help beginnerslearn the different techniques used when playinggospel music by ear.
Alice Wilson, 2010
5
You Can Teach Yourself Guitar by Ear
" This is a common question asked of guitar teachers and players. If you are the guitarist at a campfire sing, if you want to learn a song from a recording, or if you want to write your own songs - this book will show you the way.
Mike Christiansen, 2006
6
Play Guitar by Ear: An Innovative Guide to Listening and ...
(Guitar Educational).
Douglas Baldwin, 2006
7
You Can Teach Yourself Mandolin by Ear
This book teaches the conceptual tools needed to become adept at playing the mandolin by ear.
Jack Hatfield, 2011
8
Playing by Ear and the Tip of the Tongue: Precategorial ...
By way of theoretical considerations and close readings, this book explores the semantic and phonetic strategies by which a text may increase or decrease the impact of such information.
Reuven Tsur, 2012
9
Playing It By Ear
The author of All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men: Love, Alienation, and "Reconciliation” in a Big, BIG Mormon Family (Xlibris, 2000) and the controversial Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American ...
Clyde R. Forsberg, Jr., 2010
10
Speech Perception By Ear and Eye: A Paradigm for ...
The problem of speech perception by ear and by eye has been studied within the framework of falsification and strong inference. The issues that we have addressed seem fundamental to developing a psychological understanding of the ...
Dominic W. Massaro, Jeffry A. Simpson, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY EAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by ear is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Should All Children Learn to Play Musical Instruments?
... I was a young child banging my head against a piano keyboard, trying and failing to read a piece of music—I could play the guitar by ear. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Maple Leafs are Essentially Buying Draft Picks
The brass in Toronto could be playing it by ear a bit. They won't be making the postseason next year, but do they think the window will be ... «Today's Slapshot, Jul 15»
3
BOXING: Bristol's Luigi Galzerano is a war dog in the ring
As of now I'm playing it by ear. In terms of a career I really don't know. I will just stay prepared for another fight.” Whenever Luigi walks away ... «Bucks Local News, Jul 15»
4
Aztec to Host 10th Annual Animas River Blues & Brews Fest
He learned to play by ear with the guitar and read the charts with the saxophone. Getting a large dose of music everywhere he turned from the ... «Pagosa Daily Post, Jul 15»
5
Oldenburgia trail run a success
Playing it by ear: I'll just wander around and see what's available. Not my scene: I've let my house and I'm heading out of town! Got something ... «Grocott's Mail Online, Jul 15»
6
The self-taught French pianist who wowed the Tchaikovsky music …
But Debargue is a one-off, a miracle, a phenomenon. He started playing a friend's piano by ear, aged 11, and tinkered around until giving up at ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Local musician has ties to the Middle East
He is a self-taught pianist and plays by ear. Bottros has worked with Wyclef Jean and he is also collaborating with Dr. Dre's son in hopes of ... «FOX43.com, Jul 15»
8
Newcastle United hope to lure Charlie Austin to St James' Park via …
... are going to try it on as reasonable as their finances allow, but at the moment he'll be in training with us this week and we'll play it by ear.”. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
9
Carrie Jacobs-Bond was musical trailblazer
By 6, she could play almost anything by ear. Her autobiography—“The Roads of Melody”—was published in 1927 and today can be read in the ... «Gazettextra, Jul 15»
10
Five Questions: Jamal Wilson
I just try to go out there and play it by ear. NV: With most college teams, you have months to get to know each other before you even take the ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»

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