Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb give_ear
1 sense of give ear
Sense 1
attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear -- (give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said")
=> listen -- (hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello")