outhear

hear

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heer]
- /hɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heer]
- /hɪər/

Definitions of outhear word

verb with object outhear to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell? 1
verb with object outhear to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 1
verb with object outhear to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument. 1
verb with object outhear to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital. 1
verb with object outhear to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case. 1
verb with object outhear to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant. 1

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Origin of outhear

First appearance:

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; Middle English heren, Old English hēran, hīeran; cognate with Dutch horen, German hören, Old Norse heyra, Gothic hausjan; perhaps akin to Greek akoúein (see acoustic)

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Parts of speech for Outhear

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Outhear

outhear popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

outhear usage trend in Literature

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