hear
English
/hɪə(ɹ)/, /hɪɹ/, /hjɜː/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To perceive sounds through the ear.
- (transitive) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
- (transitive) To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
- (transitive) To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
- (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of.
- (with from) To be contacted by.
- (transitive) To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
- (transitive) To sympathize with; to understand the feelings or opinion of.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heren inherited from Old English hīeran (hear) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (hear) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (be sharp-eared, hear well).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
Gloss
be sharp-eared, hear well
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acoumetry English
- behear English
- forehear English
- hark English
- harkee English
- hearability English
- hearable English
- hearer English
- hearership English
- hearest English
- heareth English
- hearie English
- hearken English
- hearsome English
- hearsomeness English
- mishear English
- mishearer English
- outhear English
- overhear English
- overhearer English
- rehear English
- unhear English
- unhearable English
- Gehör German
- Hörbeispiel German
- Hörensagen German
- Hörfunk German
- Hörrohr German
- Hörsaal German
- Hörspiel German
- Hörverstehen German
- Hörweite German
- Wiederhören German
- abhören German
- anhören German
- aufhören German
- erhören German
- gehören German
- hellhörig German
- hörbar German
- hören German
- hörenswert German
- hörig German
- mithören German
- schwerhörig German
- verhören German
- weghören German
- zuhören German
- aanhoren Dutch, Flemish
- balorig Dutch, Flemish
- behoren Dutch, Flemish
- gehoor Dutch, Flemish
- hoorbaar Dutch, Flemish
- hoorspel Dutch, Flemish
- hoortoestel Dutch, Flemish
- hoorzitting Dutch, Flemish
- horen Dutch, Flemish
- overhoren Dutch, Flemish
- saamhorigheid Dutch, Flemish
- samenhorigheid Dutch, Flemish
- thuishoren Dutch, Flemish
- verhoren Dutch, Flemish
- ἀκοή Ancient Greek
- ἀκουστικός Ancient Greek
- ἀκούω Ancient Greek
- ἄκουσις Ancient Greek
- ἄκουσμα Ancient Greek
- Ἀκουσίλαος Ancient Greek
- ὑπακούω Ancient Greek
- *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- hørbar Norwegian Bokmål
- høre Norwegian Bokmål
- hørlig Norwegian Bokmål
- hørsel Norwegian Bokmål
- overhøre Norwegian Bokmål
- tilhøre Norwegian Bokmål
- *hauzijaną Proto-Germanic
- høyra Norwegian Nynorsk
- *hercian Old English
- gehieran Old English
- hercnian Old English
- hieran Old English
- hēran Old English
- hīeran Old English
- mishieran Old English
- oferhieran Old English
- *overheren Middle English
- heerar Middle English
- heren Middle English
- herken Middle English
- hersum Middle English
- misheren Middle English
- heyra Old Norse
- høre Danish
- hørelse Danish
- tilhøre Danish
- uhørt Danish
- heyra Icelandic
- άκουσον Greek (modern)
- ακούω Greek (modern)
- horen Middle Dutch
- hōren Old High German
- hoor Afrikaans
- horen Middle High German
- gehéieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- héieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hauʀijan gmw-pro
- hòrran Cimbrian
- höarn Cimbrian
- horian Old Saxon
- hearre Western Frisian
- hera Old Frisian
- hōra Old Frisian
- harim Tok Pisin
- høræ Old Danish
- yere Sranan Tongo
- *akouhō Proto-Hellenic