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behear

verb

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”).

  1. inherited from *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti✻
  2. inherited from *hauzijaną✻
  3. inherited from *hauʀijan✻
  4. inherited from hīeran
  5. inherited from heren
  6. prefixed as behear — “be + hear”

Definitions

  1. To give ear to

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

    • All that beheard three witty young men, 'Twas Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John, […]
    • In some incidental way he beheard him of the poor widow's difficulty, and at once the manhood in him asserted itself.
    • "Did you do it yoursel', Grizel ? God behears, she did it hersel!"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA