IDIOMS
out of earshot (of sb/sth) too far away to hear sb/sth or to be heard:
We waited until Ted was safely out of earshot before discussing it.
within earshot (of sb/sth) near enough to hear sb/sth or to be heard:
As she came within earshot of the group, she heard her name mentioned.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for earshot is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is earshot a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, earshot is tagged as noun.
Does earshot appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — earshot appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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