different between earnt vs eared

English

Alternative forms

• earned

Etymology

From earn +? -t

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??nt/

Verb

earnt

1. (chiefly British) simple past tense and past participle of earn

Usage notes

• Written, this is an uncommon (<0.5% as common as earned in the British National Corpus) alternative form of the simple past and past participle earned. This form is, however, more commonly spoken than written. Other verbs which can be conjugated in this way are: learn (learnt), dream (dreamt), spell (spelt). But those forms are considered standard, whereas "earnt" is often considered non-standard.

Anagrams

• Arent, Netra, Teran, antre, aren't, arent, atren, nater

English

Etymology

ear +? -ed

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?(?)?d/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d

Adjective

eared (not comparable)

1. (chiefly in combination) Having ears (of a specified type).
   • 1796, Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate, A New Version of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes Used in Church, London: H.D. Symonds, Psalm 126 verse 6, p. 81, [1]

     Tho' he despond that sows his grain, / To bind his full-ear'd sheaves, and bring / from long captivity,

   • 1835, William Wordsworth, "On a High Part of the Coast of Cumberland," line 19-20, in The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, edited by William Knight, Volume VII, London: Macmillan & Co., 1896, [2]

     Teach me with quick-eared spirit to rejoice / In admonitions of thy softest voice!

   • 1960, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Perennial Classics, 2002, Part Two, Chapter 28, p. 305,

     Some of his rural clients would park their long-eared steeds under the chinaberry trees in the back yard, and Atticus would keep appointments on the back steps.

Derived terms

• cloth-eared
• eared owl
• eared seal

Translations

Verb

eared

1. simple past tense and past participle of ear

Anagrams

• Reade, adree, areed, deare