English Explanatory Dictionary

behear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give ear to; hear (intently); attend (to); pay attention or give heed to; listen to.

Word forms

behear behears behearing beheard

Etymology

From be- (“at, about”) + hear. Cognate with Scots behere, behear (“to hear, hear our cry”), West Frisian beheare (“to administer; manage”), Dutch behoren (“to belong”).

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