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hear

/ˈhɪə/HEUH
/ˈhiɹ/HEER

Meaninghearing

Common meaning: to perceive sound

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhyransourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishherensource
  3. Englishhear‘to perceive sound’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English hyran ‘hearing’.

Roots

  • hyran Old English “hearing”

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