by ear

English

Prepositional phrase

by ear

(chiefly music, language learning) To play (an instrument) or sing or to learn music without reading or memorizing sheet music; to learn a language without instruction.
To do by guessing, to improvise.

Derived terms

Translations

to learn or perform using only hearing

Danish: efter gehør
Finnish: korvakuulolta, korvakuulon mukaan
French: à l'oreille (fr)
Galician: de oído
German: nach Gehör, nach dem Gehör
Hungarian: hallás után (hu)
Russian: на слух (ru) (na slux)

See also

routiner

Anagrams

Bayer, Beary, Earby, Yebra, barye, beary, beray, yerba

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