Earnt vs Eared - What's the difference?
earnt | eared |
(chiefly British) (earn)
(mostly, in combination) Having ears (of a specific type).
(ear)
As verbs the difference between earnt and eared
is that earnt is (chiefly british) (earn) while eared is (ear).As an adjective eared is
(mostly|in combination) having ears (of a specific type).earnt
English
Alternative forms
* earned (standard spelling)Verb
(head)Usage notes
* Written, this is an uncommon (<0.5% as common as (earned) in the British National Corpus) but entirely acceptable 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).Anagrams
* British English formseared
English
Adjective
(-)- He was a large-eared man.
