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hear
English
Alternative forms
- heare (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English heren, from Old English h?eran (“to hear”), from Proto-Germanic *hauzijan? (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h??h?owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared”), from *h?e?- (“sharp”) + *h?ows- (“ear”) + *-yéti (denominative suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian heere (“to hear”), West Frisian hearre (“to hear”), Dutch horen (“to hear”), German hören (“to hear”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høre (“to hear”), Norwegian Nynorsk høyra (“to hear”), Icelandic heyra (“to hear”), Ancient Greek ????? (akoú?, “I hear”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /h??/
- (Wales) IPA(key): /hj??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: here, hir
Verb
hear (third-person singular simple present hears, present participle hearing, simple past and past participle heard)
- (intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. [from 10th c.]
- (transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]
- (transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to. [from 10th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John X:
- Agayne there was dissencion amonge the iewes for these sayinges, and many of them sayd: He hath the devyll, and is madde: why heare ye hym?
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John X:
- (transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.). [from 10th c.]
- (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of. [from 10th c.]
- (with from) To be contacted by.
- (transitive) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try. [from 12th c.]
- (transitive, informal) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
Usage notes
- This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- audible
- deaf
- listen
References
- hear in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- hear in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Ahre, Hare, Hera, RHAe, Rahe, Rhea, hare, hera, rhea
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German herre, from Old High German h?rro, h?riro, comparative form of h?r (“gray-haired, noble, venerable”). Cognate with German Herr; see there for more.
Noun
hear m
- (Luserna) God, Lord
References
- “hear” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h???r/
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
hear c (plural hearen, diminutive hearke)
- lord
- (Christianity) the Lord, God
- nobleman
- gentleman
Derived terms
- leavehearsbistke
- mynhear
Further reading
- “hear (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian here, from Proto-West Germanic *hari.
Noun
hear c (plural hearen)
- army
- crowd
Further reading
- “hear (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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heardest
English
Alternative forms
- heardst
Etymology
heard +? -est
Verb
heardest
- (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of hear
Anagrams
- deathers, headrest
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